Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

As many as 145 npm packages associated with the Mastra namespace ("@mastra/*"), a popular open-source JavaScript and TypeScript framework for building artificial intelligence (AI) applications, have been compromised as part of a software supply chain attack codenamed easy-day-js, per findings from Endor Labs, JFrog, OX Security, SafeDep, Socket, StepSecurity, and Synk

Latest Mini Shai-Hulud Worm Steals Credentials, Includes Wiper, Now Open SourceA new Shai-Hulud variant has infected multiple npm repositories and jumped to other widely used JavaScript and Python packages. Designed to rapidly propagate, the worm steals over 100 different types of credentials and can wipe systems, including if developers try to delete it.

TeamPCP, the threat actor behind the recentsupply chain attack spree, has been linked to the compromise of the npm and PyPI packages from TanStack, UiPath, Mistral AI, OpenSearch, and Guardrails AI as part of a fresh Mini Shai-Hulud campaign

Lightweight LLM-Driven Process Alerted Elastic's Security Team, Says James SpiteriElastic Security Labs quickly spotted the unfolding supply-chain attack that backdoored the popular JavaScript library Axios, thanks to a lightweight, AI-driven tool a researcher created to assess if repository changes looked malicious. Elastic's James Spiteri says further use cases abound.

Two weeks ago, a suspected North Korean threat actor slipped malicious code into a package within Axios, a widely used JavaScript library. The immediate concern was the blast radius: roughly 100 million weekly downloads spanning enterprises, startups, and government systems. But beyond the sheer scale, the attack’s speed was just as worrisome – a stark […] The post Why the Axios attack proves AI is mandatory for supply chain security appeared first on CyberScoop.