Threat Pulse 62High
MALFEX: eight malicious npm packages (40,767 downloads) drop Overlord RAT and a stealer
Severity 3ActiveconfirmedAI and software supply chainCrypto

CloudSEK and Checkmarx tied eight npm packages to one actor active since 2023; install hooks fetch a Go-based Overlord remote access trojan that pulls its command server from Solana transactions, and a Node stealer targeting browsers, Discord, Telegram and crypto wallets. Several packages were still live at disclosure.

What to do: function-flag, function-color and cdn-img-fetch were still live at publication.

· 29 days ago · 8 packages, 40,767 downloads · The Hacker News
SourcesThe Hacker News
Why this score

Tens of thousands of downloads (impact 1), malware runs on install (exploitability 2), general sector (criticality 0).

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