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MALFEX npm Attack Spreads Windows RAT, Steals Discord and Browser Data

ID: 465b756f-9660-547b-a168-beff4954b0ea

STIX ID: report--465b756f-9660-547b-a168-beff4954b0ea

Feed Name: HackRead

Threat Score
78/100

Date Published: 2026-09-30

Date Updated: 2026-10-01

Author: Deeba Ahmed

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CloudSEK identified the MALFEX campaign in which malicious npm packages and related GitHub payloads were used to deploy the Go-based Overlord RAT on Windows systems and to exfiltrate Discord tokens, browser cookies and credentials, cryptocurrency wallet data, and Telegram sessions; multiple connected packages and dependencies remained live for months, and the operation appears tied to a single Portuguese-speaking operator.

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