Axios npm packages backdoored in supply chain attack

Axios npm packages backdoored in supply chain attack

An unknown attacker has compromised the GitHub and npm accounts of the main developer of Axios, a widely used HTTP client library, and published npm packages backdoored with a malicious dependency that triggered the installation of droppers and remote access trojans. How the attack unfolded On March 30, 2026, with an account using a separate throwaway ProtonMail address, the attacker published on NPM a trojanized copy of the popular crypto-js JavaScript library of crypto standards. … More

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