The outgoing week has been one of discoveries: security researchers, by default or by design, came up with new malware and malicious NPM packages. On the other hand, news of a hacker selling passcodes for email accounts of scores of C-level executives also did the rounds across the cybersecurity landscape.

Here is a brief review of news that stood out in the cyberworld.

A threat actor sold passcodes for email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives

A cybercriminal sold access to the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives at organizations across the globe.

Researchers discovered new malicious NPM packages installing remote access trojans

According to reports, cybersecurity researchers discovered new malicious NPM packages that install the njRAT remote access trojan, letting cybercriminals gain control over a computer.