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New Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack Compromised 400+ Popular npm Packages

Cybersecurity NewsAugust 6, 20265 min read

A new npm supply chain attack has turned trusted software packages into a route for credential theft. The campaign began after attackers compromised the maintainer account behind the widely used Keyv library, then used that access to push malicious releases across a growing number of projects. The incident matters because npm packages are routinely installed […] The post New Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack Compromised 400+ Popular npm Packages appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A new npm supply chain attack has turned trusted software packages into a route for credential theft. The campaign began after attackers compromised the maintainer account behind the widely used Keyv library, then used that access to push malicious releases across a growing number of projects. The incident matters because npm packages are routinely installed automatically during development and build work. A poisoned dependency can therefore reach laptops, servers, and automated pipelines without an employee ever visiting a suspicious website or opening…

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