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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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Midnight Blizzard-linked actor GTG-20006 utilized AI-assisted code generation to modify PowerShell stagers and Go backdoors targeting government and defense organizations via device-code phishing.

An unidentified threat actor utilizes renamed Python interpreters and custom ._pth files to execute malicious code without command-line arguments, eventually attempting to deploy ScreenConnect via a UAC bypass.

The Cl0p extortion operation has pivoted from traditional encryption-based ransomware to large-scale data theft via the exploitation of internet-facing Managed File Transfer (MFT) and enterprise software.

Earth Sirrush (UAC-0099) utilizes evolving .NET malware, steganographic delivery, and trojanized applications to target Ukrainian government and logistics sectors for long-term espionage.

Star Blizzard (suspected Russian state-linked) is conducting spearphishing campaigns against Moldovan and Ukrainian civil society using password-protected VHDX files and WebDAV-based persistence.

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