CTI · reviewed · 2026-10-08

MALFEX: eight malicious npm packages deliver Overlord RAT, 40,767 downloads

Full story & timeline

MITRE ATT&CK

• T1195 Supply Chain Compromise Initial Access
• T1204 User Execution Execution
• T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution

Indicators

No curated indicators tied to this case.

Detections

No detection content yet — case analysis did not yield signal-specific telemetry. Check back after the next daily CTI pass.

References

• https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/eight-malicious-npm-packages-downloaded.html
• https://threatnoir.com/focus