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MALFEX npm Package ‘imgdecode’ Hides Shellcode Loader in Windows Native Addon

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that’s part of a recently disclosed software supply chain attack campaign dubbed MALFEX.

The package, named “imgdecode,” was uploaded to the package registry on September 30, 2026, by a user named “malfexteste8.” It has been downloaded 979 times as of writing and is still available on npm as of writing. The latest version of

Israeli Ad Firm Doubled as Candiru’s Zero-Click Spyware Delivery Channel

Israeli company Discover-Tech’s ads allow threat actors to fingerprint and track devices at scale and infect selected targets.

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Hackers Use Compromised ConnectWise Credential to Sign In to 173 Microsoft 365 Tenants

Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm related to an active campaign in which unknown threat actors are abusing a compromised Microsoft 365 (M365) credential belonging to ConnectWise Cloud Backup (formerly SkyKick) to gain unauthorized access to customers’ M365 environments.

ConnectWise Cloud Backup is a cloud-based backup and recovery service built for managed service providers (MSPs

Critical BlockStrap flaw lets hackers run code on Magento servers

Researchers warn that hackers could soon exploit a maximum-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-103849) affecting Magento and Adobe Commerce, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary PHP code on store servers. […]

Researchers Demonstrate OpenBSD Root Exploit Chaining 37-Year-Old Shared-Memory Bug

A local privilege escalation exploit published today gains root on OpenBSD 7.9 by chaining a roughly 37-year-old integer overflow with a separate kernel flaw, bypassing OpenBSD’s KARL kernel-address randomization and its SMAP and SMEP hardware protections. Security firm Calif, which found and reported the flaws, published a detailed writeup and full proof-of-concept code after OpenBSD shipped

Zero-click attacks used targeted ads to deliver Candiru spyware

Candiru spyware was delivered to devices at Al Jazeera Media Network via targeted online advertisements in a zero-click attack that required only rendering the malicious ads on the victim’s device. […]

Attackers Tampered with AOMEI Backupper’s Update Servers for Minutes to Deliver a Backdoor

Attackers repeatedly changed the files that AOMEI Backupper fetches from the vendor’s own update servers, in windows of five to ten minutes at a time between May and July 2026, so that any copy of the Windows backup program that checked for an update during one of those windows would download and run a backdoor.

Google Threat Intelligence Group, Mandiant, and ManageEngine’s Threat Analysis

UAT-11985 Uses Fake Event Invites to Target Taiwan Research Affiliates With Google AitM Phishing

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an advanced persistent threat (APT) spear-phishing campaign that has targeted individuals affiliated with Taiwan research organizations to direct victims to an adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing framework designed to harvest their Google account credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes.

The activity is being tracked by

In Other News: ICS-Sniper Attack, Hacking XWorm Malware Operators, $250k Chrome Exploit

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: BofA adds 1,000 patching contractors, KGB RAT pairs data theft with jump scares, and Langflow flaw under attack.

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OpenAI Research Model Spent 3rd-Party Test ETH Without Permission to Deploy Smart Contract

OpenAI has disclosed seven new incidents in which its artificial intelligence (AI) models exhibited misaligned behavior, including one case where its research model, after not having funds on an Ethereum test network, spent test cryptocurrency from a third-party’s wallet without authorization to complete a coding task.

The incident, the AI company said, involved an internal research model part

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