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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.
Dark Reading

Axios NPM Package Compromised in Precision Attack

The NPM package for Axios, a popular JavaScript HTTP client library, was briefly compromised this week, possibly by North ...

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 ...

Endor Labs Finds Malware in Open Source Ecosystems Surges 14x in Two Years as Organizations Struggle to Respond

Malware in open source software is no longer a fringe threat--it's accelerating at an unprecedented rate. In 2025 alone, more than ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Business Wire

npm Registry Crosses One Billion Average Daily Downloads

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--npm, Inc., which runs the world’s largest software registry and maintains the `npm` software development tool, today announced that the npm Registry has achieved one ...
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 ...
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 ...