Hackers exploit Ethereum smart contracts to deliver malware evading detection

4-9-2025 – Cybersecurity researchers at ReversingLabs have uncovered a novel malware delivery method using Ethereum smart contracts to conceal malicious commands, bypassing traditional security scans. The discovery, detailed in a Wednesday blog post by researcher Lucija Valentić, involves two malicious packages, “colortoolsv2” and “mimelib2,” published on the Node Package Manager (NPM) repository in July. These [. source: https://www.cointrackdaily.com/hackers-exploit-ethereum-smart-contracts-to-deliver-malware-evading-detection/