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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@timpeck1 day ago

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Suspected Silver Fox (Yinhu) threat actors are targeting Chinese-speaking users and multinational operations in China using high-fidelity spoofed vendor sites to deliver persistent implants like ValleyRAT.

The CL-CRI-1171 threat actor operates a mature Pay-Per-Install (PPI) marketplace that leverages SEO poisoning and trojanized YouTube gaming content to distribute OfferLoader and a variety of secondary payloads including Insomnia RAT and ARKTunnel.

The threat actor zdn2pwn utilizes XHOPELESS v1.0, a sophisticated multi-phase wiper designed to permanently brick Windows systems by corrupting UEFI firmware, destroying disk partitions, and disabling all recovery mechanisms.

A suspected Chinese-speaking threat actor is targeting systems in South Korea to install remote control and proxy tools, including Radmin, UltraVNC, and SoftEther VPN, to weaponize infected hosts as proxy nodes.

Russian-linked threat actor UAT-10820 utilizes ClearFake infection chains and WebDAV-hosted DLLs to deploy Amatera stealer and follow-on payloads like ZigCryptoStealer and NetSupport Manager.

SilkParasite is a China-nexus cyberespionage cluster targeting Central Asian government entities using a modular arsenal of seven RAT families, including five previously undocumented tools and AI-assisted tradecraft.

APT28 and MuddyWater utilize ClickFix variants to compromise organizations via social engineering, deploying multi-stage payloads including steganography and Python-based reverse tunnels for internal network pivoting.

Gamaredon, a Russian FSB-operated group, uses a multi-stage modular framework (GammaPhish, GammaLoad, GammaWorm, GammaSteel) to maintain persistent access and exfiltrate sensitive documents from Ukrainian government and critical infrastructure.

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