{
  "id": 2431713,
  "title": "14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor With AI-Assisted C2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/14-trojanized-npm-packages-drop-redc2-4-0-linux-backdoor-with-ai",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/14-trojanized-npm-packages-drop-redc2.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of trojanized npm packages that masquerade as working calendar and streak utilities but are engineered to stealthily deliver an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Linux implant dubbed RedC2 4.0. \"When the module loads, it locates the bundled binary, marks it executable, and launches it as a detached background process,\" TrendAI, Trend Micro's",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}