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 ...

Hackers slipped a trojan into the code library behind most of the internet. Your team is probably affected

Attackers stole a long-lived npm token from the lead axios maintainer and published two poisoned versions that drop a ...
Cybernews

Critical compromise: Axios NPM library with 100M weekly downloads is delivering malware

A critical supply chain attack has compromised the popular JavaScript library axios, leading to developers unknowingly ...
Windows Report

Axios Hack Bypasses GitHub Protections and Installs Hidden Malware on Systems

The popular JavaScript HTTP client Axios has been compromised in a supply chain attack, exposing projects to malware through ...
The Hacker News

Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account

Axios 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 injected malicious plain-crypto-js@4.2.1 after npm compromise on March 31, 2026, deploying ...
Techzine Europe

Axios npm package compromised, posing a new supply chain threat

Two versions of the widely used JavaScript library axios were maliciously published on npm on March 31, 2026. A hijacked ...
Microsoft

Mitigating the Axios npm supply chain compromise

On March 31, 2026, the popular HTTP client Axios experienced a supply chain attack, causing two newly published npm packages ...
Security Boulevard

Axios supply chain attack chops away at npm trust

Developers using the axios package from npm may have downloaded a malicous version that drops a Remote Access Trojan ...
The Hacker News

N. Korean Hackers Spread 1,700 Malicious Packages Across npm, PyPI, Go, Rust

Over 1,700 malicious packages since Jan 2025 fuel cross-ecosystem supply chain attacks, enabling espionage and financial ...
SomeOrdinaryGamers on MSN

Axios got hijacked for hours – then malware quietly spread through npm

A trusted npm package used across the web was quietly compromised after a maintainer account was allegedly taken over. In ...
PCMag on MSN

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 ...
Security Boulevard

CanisterWorm: The Self-Spreading npm Attack That Uses a Decentralized Server to Stay Alive

UTC, Aikido Security detected an unusual pattern across the npm registry: dozens of packages from multiple organizations were receiving unauthorized patch updates, all containing the same hidden ...