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Generated: 2026-03-02 02:00 PST
- North Korean Hackers Publish 26 npm Packages Hiding Pastebin C2 for Cross-Platform RAT
The Hacker News • 2026-03-02 00:44 • thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new iteration of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign, where the North Korean threat actors have published a set of 26 malicious packages to the npm registry.
The packages masquerade as developer tools, but contain functionality to extract the actual command-and-control (C2) by using seemingly harmless Pastebin content as a dead drop resolver and
https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/north-korean-hackers-publish-26-npm.html - Weekly Update 493
Troy Hunt • 2026-03-01 23:51 • www.troyhunt.comThe Odido breach leaks were towards the beginning during this week's update. I recorded it the day after the second dump of data had hit, with a third dump coming a few hours later, and a final dump of everything the day after that. From what I hear,
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
