Malicious – The TechBriefs

16 Malicious Firefox Extensions Pose as Rabby and OKX Wallets to Steal Recovery Phrases

Ravie LakshmananOct 08, 2026Browser Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 16 malicious Mozilla Firefox extensions that […]

101 Malicious npm Packages Add Developers’ WhatsApp Accounts to Groups Without Consent

Ravie LakshmananSep 29, 2026Supply Chain / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have identified a cluster of 101 npm packages that are used […]

Malicious npm Package Poses as Twilio Bug-Bounty Probe, Can Exfiltrate Credentials

Ravie LakshmananSep 22, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a malicious npm package named “tw-pkgprobe-7731” […]

Malicious npm Package indexed-btree Hid Its Loader in Runtime Code Before Removal

A malicious npm package named “indexed-btree” has been observed hiding its malicious behavior within application code rather than using lifecycle […]

Malicious Twitch Browser Extension Leaks OAuth Tokens From Nearly 31,000 Users

Ravie LakshmananSep 14, 2026Malware / Browser Security A malicious cross-store Twitch browser extension has leaked OAuth tokens associated with nearly […]

Malicious .git Configs Can Make Claude, Codex, Cursor, and Other AI Agents Run Attacker Code

Manifold Security has disclosed eight security flaws across seven command-line AI coding agents in which a repository’s own Git configuration […]

Malicious Apache Modules Hijack Brazilian Government Site Traffic to Push Betting Pages

A Chinese-speaking cybercrime cluster known as Gambling Goblin has been observed installing malicious Apache modules on compromised web servers run […]