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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.

Expect Fallout After Remote Access Trojan Added to Popular JavaScript NPM PackageA supply-chain attack backdoored versions of Axios, a popular JavaScript library that's present in many different software packages, to distribute a cross-platform, remote access Trojan. Identifying the full fallout from the attack could take some time, experts warned.

67 Malicious Packages, XORIndex Loader Target JavaScript Code-Sharing PlatformNorth Korean threat actors escalated their software supply chain attacks by uploading 67 new malicious packages to the npm Registry as part of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign. The malware targets open-source JavaScript developers with malware loaders.

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a fresh batch of malicious npm packages linked to the ongoing Contagious Interview operation originating from North Korea

North Korea's Lazarus Deploys Malicious NPM Packages to Steal DataNorth Korea's Lazarus Group expanded a malicious campaign of uploading malicious code to the JavaScript runtime environment npm repository, publishing 11 packages embedded with Trojan loaders. Researchers identified 11 malicious packages in the repository, a hotspot for supply chain attacks.