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September 23, 2026 at 18:06 UTC
Attackers Use Malicious Terraform Providers to Deliver Go Malware via HashiCorp Registry
By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI Summary
Researchers at Aikido discovered Go-based malware distributed through two Go modules and two malicious Terraform providers hosted on HashiCorp's official registry, marking the first confirmed use of the HashiCorp registry as a malware distribution vector. The providers identified include gocommunity-io/dockerd and kreuzwenker variants with measurable download counts. Security teams using Terraform or Go module dependencies should audit their supply chains and verify provider authenticity.
Relevance score: 80.0/100
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