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SANS Internet Storm Center Advisory — May 22, 2026

I found a Node.js stealer that looked pretty well obfuscated. The file was not running out-of-the-box because it was uploaded on VT as “extracted-decoded.js” (and reformated). The SHA256 is 049300aa5dd774d6c984779a0570f59610399c71864b5d5c2605906db46ddeb9[1]. It did not run properly in a sandbox so only a static analysis was performed. ]]>

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Vulnerability Snapshot

This advisory is rated CRITICAL — exploitation is trivial or already observed in the wild and impact is severe. Patch immediately, not on the next maintenance window.

Affected technology: Chrome, Edge, edge.

Executive Summary

I found a Node.js stealer that looked pretty well obfuscated. The file was not running out-of-the-box because it was uploaded on VT as “extracted-decoded.js” (and reformated). The SHA256 is 049300aa5dd774d6c984779a0570f59610399c71864b5d5c2605906db46ddeb9[1]. It did not run properly in a sandbox so only a static analysis was performed. ]]>

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What is "SANS Internet Storm Center Advisory — May 22, 2026"?

This is a critical-severity osint alert from SANS Internet Storm Center. It covers Chrome, Edge, edge and was flagged for security teams to evaluate.

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