Android malware
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Long-running ‘ShadyPanda’ campaign amassed more than 4.3 million browser extension installs, researchers say
Researchers say the ShadyPanda campaign turned hundreds of browser extensions into spyware and backdoors, accumulating more than 4.3 million installs across Chrome and Edge and exfiltrating browsing data to multiple domains.
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New Android RAT ‘Albiriox’ marketed as MaaS targets banking and crypto apps
A new Android remote access trojan called Albiriox is being sold as malware‑as‑a‑service and targets more than 400 banking, payment and crypto apps using droppers, VNC‑based remote control, accessibility abuses and overlays to conduct on‑device fraud, researchers reported.
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Kaspersky: Tomiris APT increasingly uses Telegram and Discord as command-and-control channels
Kaspersky researchers reported that the Tomiris threat actor has targeted diplomatic and government entities, increasingly using public services like Telegram and Discord as command-and-control channels and deploying multi-language implants and open-source C2 frameworks.
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North Korean actors push 197 malicious packages to npm to deploy OtterCookie variant
Researchers say North Korean actors uploaded 197 malicious npm packages, downloaded over 31,000 times, to deploy an OtterCookie variant that evades sandboxes, establishes C2 access and steals credentials and crypto data; delivery used a Vercel URL and a now-unavailable GitHub account, and the campaign has also employed fake job-assessment lures to distribute Go-based backdoors.
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Malicious Blender .blend files used to deliver StealC V2, researchers say
Researchers at Morphisec say a campaign has used malicious Blender .blend files uploaded to free 3D asset sites to execute embedded Python scripts and deliver the StealC V2 information stealer and a secondary Python stealer; the attack runs when Blender’s Auto Run option is enabled.
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Researchers: ClickFix variants use fake Windows Update page and steganography to deliver infostealers
Researchers warn that ClickFix attack variants are using a full‑screen fake Windows Update page and steganography in PNG images to hide and deliver infostealer malware, with campaigns employing mshta, PowerShell, a .NET Stego Loader and in‑memory execution techniques.
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Shai‑Hulud campaign trojanises hundreds of npm packages and leaks CI/CD secrets to GitHub
A renewed Shai‑Hulud campaign has published thousands of trojanised npm packages that steal developer and CI/CD secrets and post them to GitHub; researchers at Aikido and Wiz say the operation modified legitimate packages, used compromised maintainer accounts and is leaking secrets in automatically created GitHub repositories.
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China-linked APT31 used local cloud services and public tools to target Russian IT sector, Positive Technologies reports
Researchers at Positive Technologies say China-linked APT31 targeted Russian IT firms between 2024 and 2025, using Yandex Cloud and a mix of public and custom tools to maintain long-term access and exfiltrate data.
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Google: APT24 Used New ‘BADAUDIO’ Malware in Years-Long Espionage Campaign
Google Threat Intelligence Group says a China-nexus actor tracked as APT24 used a previously undocumented downloader called BADAUDIO in a campaign from November 2022 into 2025, employing watering holes, supply-chain compromises and spear-phishing to deliver backdoors and second-stage payloads.
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Kaspersky flags expanding ‘Tsundere’ botnet that uses Ethereum to host C2 details
Kaspersky researchers have identified an expanding Windows-targeting botnet called Tsundere that deploys a Node.js-based payload via MSI or PowerShell, retrieves C2 details from the Ethereum blockchain and offers a control panel and marketplace for operators; attribution remains unclear.
