supply chain attack

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2023
Ukrainian hackers are behind the Free Download Manager supply chain attack

The recently discovered Free Download Manager (FDM) supply chain attack, which distributed Linux malware, started back in 2020. The maintainers of Free Download Manager (FDM) confirmed that the recently discovered supply chain attack dates back to 2020. Recently, researchers from Kaspersky reported the discovery of a free download manager site that has been compromised to […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2023
Free Download Manager backdoored to serve Linux malware for more than 3 years

Researchers discovered a free download manager site that has been compromised to serve Linux malware to users for more than three years. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered a free download manager site that has been compromised to serve Linux malware. While investigating a set of suspicious domains, the experts identified that the domain in question has […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2023
Malicious packages in the NPM designed for highly-targeted attacks

Researchers discovered a new set of malicious packages on the npm package manager that can exfiltrate sensitive developer data. On July 31, 2023, Phylum researchers observed the publication of ten different “test” packages on the npm package manager that were developed to exfiltrate sensitive developer source code and other confidential information. All of these packages […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2023
Experts warn of OSS supply chain attacks against the banking sector

Checkmark researchers have uncovered the first known targeted OSS supply chain attacks against the banking sector. In the first half of 2023, Checkmarx researchers detected multiple open-source software supply chain attacks aimed at the banking sector. These attacks targeted specific components in web assets used by banks, according to the experts the attackers used advanced techniques. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2023
PyTorch compromised to demonstrate dependency confusion attack on Python environments

Threat actors compromised the PyTorch Machine Learning Framework by adding a malicious dependency. The maintainers of the PyTorch package warn of a supply chain attack. Users who have installed PyTorch-nightly on Linux via pip between December 25, 2022 and December 30, 2022, to uninstall it and use the latest binaries. “If you installed PyTorch-nightly on […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2022
250+ U.S. news sites spotted spreading FakeUpdates malware in a supply-chain attack

Threat actors compromised a media company to deliver FakeUpdates malware through the websites of hundreds of newspapers in the US. Researchers at Proofpoint Threat Research observed threat actor TA569 intermittently injecting malicious code on a media company that serves many major news outlets. The media company serves The media company provides video content and advertising […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2022
A flaw in the Packagist PHP repository could have allowed supply chain attacks

Experts disclosed a flaw in the PHP software package repository Packagist that could have been exploited to carry out supply chain attacks. SonarSource Researchers disclosed details about a now-fixed vulnerability (CVE-2022-24828) in PHP software package repository Packagist,, that could have been exploited to carry out supply chain attacks. The issue was addressed within hours by […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2022
Trojanized Comm100 Live Chat app installer distributed a JavaScript backdoor

A threat actor used a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike disclosed details of a supply chain attack that involved the use of a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Comm100 is a provider of customer service and communication products […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2022
Iron Tiger APT is behind a supply chain attack that employed messaging app MiMi

China-linked threat actors Iron Tiger backdoored a version of the cross-platform messaging app MiMi to infect systems. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a new campaign conducted by a China-linked threat actor Iron Tiger that employed a  backdoored version of the cross-platform messaging app MiMi Chat App to infect Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. The Iron Tiger APT (aka Panda Emissary, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2022
Threat actors target software firm in Ukraine using GoMet backdoor

Threat actors targeted a large software development company in Ukraine using the GoMet backdoor. Researchers from Cisco Talos discovered an uncommon piece of malware that was employed in an attack against a large Ukrainian software development company. The software development company produces software that is used by various state organizations in Ukraine. Researchers believe that […]