Microsoft

Mitigating the Axios npm supply chain compromise

On March 31, 2026, the popular HTTP client Axios experienced a supply chain attack, causing two newly published npm packages ...

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 ...

Malware on npm: HTTP client axios loads backdoor for Windows, macOS, and Linux

The maintainer account for the axios package on npm was compromised to inject a remote access trojan for Windows, macOS, and ...
Security Boulevard

Frequently Asked Questions About the Axios npm Supply Chain Attack by North Korea-Nexus Threat Actor UNC1069

A North Korea-nexus threat actor compromised the widely used axios npm package, delivering a cross-platform remote access ...
GovInfoSecurity

Backdooring of JavaScript Library Axios Tied to North Korea

A supply-chain attack backdoored versions of Axios, a popular JavaScript library that's present in many different software ...

A popular coding tool was hijacked to deliver malware.

A hacker took over an account belonging to the lead maintainer of the JavaScript library, Axios, which is used to handle HTTP requests, as reported by Cybernews. Security researchers found that ...
Windows Report

Axios Hack Bypasses GitHub Protections and Installs Hidden Malware on Systems

The popular JavaScript HTTP client Axios has been compromised in a supply chain attack, exposing projects to malware through ...

Hackers compromise popular Axios Javascript library with hidden malware

The widely used Axios HTTP client library, a JavaScript component used by developers, was recently hacked to distribute ...

Google fixes fourth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks in 2026

In 2025, Google fixed a total of eight zero-days exploited in the wild, many of which were discovered and reported by ...
The Hacker News

Google Attributes Axios npm Supply Chain Attack to North Korean Group UNC1069

Google links Axios npm supply chain attack to UNC1069 after trojanized versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 spread WAVESHAPER.V2, ...

Supply chain attack hits 100 million-download Axios npm package

�� CRITICAL: Active supply chain attack on axios -- one of npm's most depended-on packages. The latest axios@1.14.1 now pulls ...
The Hacker News

Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account

Axios 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 injected malicious plain-crypto-js@4.2.1 after npm compromise on March 31, 2026, deploying ...