June 3, 2024 at 10:25AM
Cybersecurity researchers found a suspicious package in the npm registry called glup-debugger-log, disguising as a toolkit logger. It has been downloaded 175 times and contains obfuscated files deploying a remote access trojan. The package uses a series of checks before launching a JavaScript file for persistence and executing arbitrary commands. Phylum described the trojan as both crude and sophisticated, highlighting the evolving landscape of malware development in open source ecosystems.
From the provided meeting notes, the main takeaways are:
1. A suspicious package named “glup-debugger-log” was discovered on the npm package registry.
2. The package, masquerading as a “logger for gulp and gulp plugins,” contains obfuscated files designed to drop a remote access trojan (RAT) onto compromised systems.
3. Phylum, a software supply chain security firm, identified the package and highlighted its malicious capabilities, including compromised deployments, persistence setup, and execution of arbitrary commands.
4. The RAT was described as both crude and sophisticated, using obfuscation to resist analysis and showcasing the evolving landscape of malware development in open source ecosystems.
Please let me know if you need any additional information or if there are specific actions to be taken based on these meeting notes.