Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape————————————————————————————————————————————-[Lazarus Expands Malicious npm Campaign: 11 New Packages Add Malware Loaders and Bitbucket Payloads](https://socket.dev/blog/lazarus-expands-malicious-npm-campaign-11-new-packages-add-malware-loaders-and-bitbucket)[BadBazaar: iOS and Android Surveillanceware by China’s APT15 Used to Target Tibetans and Uyghurs](https://www.lookout.com/threat-intelligence/article/badbazaar-surveillanceware-apt15)[GOFFEE continues to attack organizations in Russia](https://securelist.com/goffee-apt-new-attacks/116139/)[Atomic and Exodus crypto wallets targeted in malicious npm campaign](https://www.reversinglabs.com/blog/atomic-and-exodus-crypto-wallets-targeted-in-malicious-npm-campaign)[Malicious VSCode extensions infect Windows with cryptominers](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-vscode-extensions-infect-windows-with-cryptominers/)[Attackers distributing a miner and the ClipBanker Trojan via SourceForge](https://securelist.com/miner-clipbanker-sourceforge-campaign/116088/)[AkiraBot -| AI-Powered Bot Bypasses CAPTCHAs, Spams Websites At Scale](https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/akirabot-ai-powered-bot-bypasses-captchas-spams-websites-at-scale/)[Lookout Mobile Threat Landscape Report — 2024 in Review](https://www.lookout.com/threat-intelligence/report/2024-annual-mobile-threat-report)[Exploitation of CLFS zero-day leads to ransomware activity](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/04/08/exploitation-of-clfs-zero-day-leads-to-ransomware-activity/)[Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/governments-identify-dozens-of-android-apps-bundled-with-spyware/)[Newly Registered Domains Distributing SpyNote Malware](https://dti.domaintools.com/newly-registered-domains-distributing-spynote-malware/)[Targeted espionage activity UAC-0226 against innovation centers, government and law enforcement agencies using the GIFTEDCROOK stealer](https://cert.gov.ua/article/6282946)[Shuckworm Targets Foreign Military Mission Based in Ukraine](https://www.security.com/threat-intelligence/shuckworm-ukraine-gammasteel)[Malware analysis assisted by AI with R2AI](https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.07574)[Malware Detection in Docker Containers: An Image is Worth a Thousand Logs](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.03238)[A Machine Learning-Based Ransomware Detection Method for Attackers’ Neutralization Techniques Using Format-Preserving Encryption](https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/8/2406)[Effective ML-Based Android Malware Detection and Categorization](https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/14/8/1486)
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