GlassWorm Malware Returns to Open VSX, Emerges on GitHub

Three more VS Code extensions were infected last week and the malware has emerged in GitHub repositories as well.
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Nine NuGet packages disrupt DBs and industrial systems with time-delayed payloads

Nine NuGet packages by “shanhai666” can deploy delayed payloads to disrupt databases and industrial systems. Socket’s Threat Research Team discovered nine malicious NuGet packages, published between 2023 and 2024 by “shanhai666,” that can deploy time-delayed payloads to disrupt databases and industrial control systems. Scheduled to trigger in August 2027 and November 2028, the packages were […]

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 70

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Assistants API for command and control   Weaponized Military Documents Deliver Advanced SSH-Tor Backdoor to Defense Sector   Gootloader Returns: What Goodies Did They Bring?  Ransomvibing appears in VS Code extensions  […]

Security Affairs newsletter Round 549 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. China-linked hackers target U.S. non-profit in long-term espionage campaign A new Italian citizen was targeted with […]

China-linked hackers target U.S. non-profit in long-term espionage campaign

A China-linked group targeted a U.S. non-profit to gain long-term access, part of wider attacks on U.S. entities tied to policy matters. China-linked hackers breached a U.S. policy-focused nonprofit in April 2025, maintaining weeks of access. They used DLL sideloading via vetysafe.exe, a tactic used by other Chinese APT groups like Space Pirates, Kelp, and […]

A new Italian citizen was targeted with Paragon’s Graphite spyware. We have a serious problem

An Italian political adviser was targeted with Paragon’s Graphite spyware, becoming the fifth Italian in the ongoing government surveillance activity. Italian political adviser Francesco Nicodemo said he was targeted with Paragon’s Graphite spyware, becoming the fifth Italian in the ongoing government surveillance activity. Graphite is an invasive, non-auditable spyware that covertly accesses sensitive phone data; […]

LANDFALL spyware exploited Samsung zero-day CVE-2025-21042 in Middle East attacks

A now-patched Samsung Galaxy flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-21042, was exploited as a zero-day to deploy LANDFALL spyware in targeted attacks in Middle East. Samsung patched a flaw exploited as a zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-21042 (CVSS score of 8.8), to deploy LANDFALL spyware on Galaxy devices in Middle East attacks. “Unit 42 researchers have uncovered a […]