JDownloader site hacked to replace installers with Python RAT malware
2026-05-10T07:23:25Z•dc60ca227117807b789d27b8e704594f739008c9ea4edcf63ce927a080798b34
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What happened
Multiple active incidents and campaigns were reported: the JDownloader website was compromised to distribute malicious Windows and Linux installers (Windows payload: a Python-based RAT); a fake OpenAI project on Hugging Face pushed an infostealer; NVIDIA confirmed a GeForce NOW user-data exposure affecting Armenian users; Trellix source code was claimed leaked by RansomHouse; Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) has a high‑severity RCE exploited as a zero‑day (CISA ordered rapid federal patching); a new Linux local‑privilege escalation dubbed “Dirty Frag” provides root on major distros; Shiny
Why it matters
A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.
Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- bleepingcomputer
- Record identifier
- dc60ca227117807b789d27b8e704594f739008c9ea4edcf63ce927a080798b34
- Enrichment time
- 2026-05-10T07:23:25Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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