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Node2Shell: Node.js Brotli Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A high-severity out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Node.js Brotli decoder (Node2Shell) allows remote code execution when processing malformed compressed data.

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Tim Peck@timpeck11 days ago

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A self-proclaimed bug bounty hunter utilizes LLM-generated JavaScript malware named PhantomRaven to compromise developer environments via typosquatted npm packages for credential theft.

Op nKe y is a c o n f i g u r a b l e r a n s o m w a r e k i t u t i l i z i n g D i s c o r d w e b h o o k s f o r C2 c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d m a s q u e r a d i n g a s l e g i t i m a t e W i n d o w s s e r v i c e s.

An unsigned GlobalProtect-themed MSI deploys a backdoor that utilizes Cloudflare Workers for configuration and Google Sheets for C2 communication, specifically targeting victims in Myanmar.

Kimsuky leverages AI agents like opencode and HeadlessChrome to mass-produce decoy documents while evolving its GitHub-based LNK execution framework with enhanced evasion and persistence.

Russian-speaking threat actors are exploiting a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2025-25249) in FortiGate devices to deploy PivotC2, an AI-assisted Node.js RAT for network tunneling and credential theft.

DPRK-linked actors (Kimsuky, APT37, Lazarus) are using the Ted backdoor and CurlRAT framework to target South Korean media and automotive sectors for long-term espionage and watering-hole attacks.

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