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Hacker tries to spread malware to millions by hitting 'Axios NPM' software

Axios functions as pre-built software that a developer can easily incorporate into a JavaScript project. However, a hacker ...
SecurityWeek

Axios NPM Package Breached in North Korean Supply Chain Attack

North Korean hackers published backdoored versions of the Axios NPM package using a compromised long-lived access token.

Hackers compromise Axios npm package to drop cross-platform malware

Hackers hijacked the npm account of the Axios package, a JavaScript HTTP client with 100M+ weekly downloads, to deliver ...
Business Wire

npm, Inc. Adds Enterprise-Grade Security to World’s Largest Software Registry

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at Node.js Interactive North America, npm, Inc., which runs the world’s largest software registry and maintains the npm software package management ...
Dark Reading

Malicious npm Packages Scarf Up Discord Tokens, Credit Card Info

Four packages containing highly obfuscated malicious Python and JavaScript code were discovered this week in the Node Package Manager (npm) repository. According to a report from Kaspersky, the ...
Infosecurity Magazine

New Npm 'Ghost Campaign' Uses Fake Install Logs to Hide Malware

A new malicious npm campaign using fake installation logs to hide malware activity has been identified by security ...
Bleeping Computer

NPM packages posing as speed testers install crypto miners instead

A new set of 16 malicious NPM packages are pretending to be internet speed testers but are, in reality, coinminers that hijack the compromised computer's resources to mine cryptocurrency for the ...
Business Wire

npm, Inc. Acquires ^Lift Security and Node Security Platform

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--npm, Inc., which runs the world’s largest software registry and maintains the npm software package management application, today announced the acquisition of ^Lift ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

CISA, NSA and npm Release Software Supply Chain Guidance

The US government has issued new guidance for developers designed to improve the security of the software supply chain, and in so doing make the nation’s critical infrastructure more resilient. The ...
ZDNet

Hundreds more packages found in malicious npm 'factory'

Researchers continue to investigate a wave of malicious npm packages, with the published tally now reaching over 700. Last week, JFrog researchers disclosed the scheme in which an unknown threat actor ...