Supply-Chain
ViteVenom: Scoped npm Packages Impersonate @vitejs to Deliver a Blockchain-C2 RAT
Checkmarx tracks ViteVenom, a sequel to the ChainVeil campaign, in which seven scoped npm packages impersonating the @vitejs namespace deploy a RAT that fetches its C2 address from Tron and Aptos blockchain transactions.
Injective Labs' @injectivelabs/sdk-ts npm Package Backdoored to Steal Wallet Private Keys
A compromised release of Injective Labs' TypeScript SDK, @injectivelabs/sdk-ts, and 17 dependent packages hooked wallet key-derivation functions to exfiltrate mnemonic seed phrases and private keys to an endpoint disguised as legitimate Injective infrastructure.
Jscrambler npm Package Compromised: Rust Infostealer Shipped via Preinstall Hook
The official jscrambler npm package was compromised to publish version 8.14.0 with a preinstall hook that drops a cross-platform Rust infostealer targeting cloud credentials, crypto wallets, and password managers.
17 Malicious npm/PyPI Packages Impersonate Paysafe, Skrill, and Neteller SDKs to Steal CI/CD Secrets
A coordinated typosquatting campaign published 13 npm and 4 PyPI packages that mimic Paysafe, Skrill, and Neteller payment SDKs, returning fake success responses while exfiltrating API keys, AWS credentials, and CI tokens to an obfuscated C2 host.
OptinMonster CDN Supply-Chain Attack: Tampered SDK Backdoors WordPress Admins
Attackers stole an Awesome Motive CDN key and laced the OptinMonster, TrustPulse, and PushEngage SDKs with code that creates rogue admins and plants a web shell — on up to 1.2M fully-patched sites.
Klue OAuth Breach Feeds 'Icarus' Salesforce Data-Theft Spree
A dormant legacy credential at market-intelligence vendor Klue let the new Icarus extortion crew steal customer OAuth tokens and bulk-export Salesforce CRM data from Huntress, Recorded Future, Tanium, Jamf, and more.
Mastra npm Scope Hijacked: 144 AI-Framework Packages Backdoored with the easy-day-js Stealer
An attacker hijacked a former contributor's npm account to republish ~144 @mastra packages — including @mastra/core (918K weekly downloads) — each pulling in easy-day-js, a dayjs typosquat that drops a cross-platform crypto/infostealer at install time.
400+ AUR Packages Compromised: atomic-lockfile npm Payload Drops Credential Stealer With eBPF Rootkit
Over 400 Arch User Repository packages were modified to pull a malicious npm package that deploys a developer-focused credential stealer with optional root-only eBPF rootkit capabilities.
Claude Code's GitHub Action: One Malicious Issue Could Hijack Any Public Repo
A permission bypass chained with prompt injection in Anthropic's Claude Code GitHub Action let a single crafted issue make the agent leak CI secrets and OIDC request tokens — a clean path to poisoning the action's own supply chain. Patched in v1.0.94.
IronWorm: A Rust-Built npm Worm With an eBPF Rootkit and Tor C2
JFrog dissected IronWorm, a self-replicating npm supply-chain worm written in Rust that hides behind an eBPF kernel rootkit, beacons over Tor, and steals 86 env vars and 20+ credential files. 36 packages hit before it was caught.
Red Hat Cloud Services npm Packages Hijacked in 'Miasma' Shai-Hulud Worm
A Mini Shai-Hulud wave dubbed 'Miasma' poisoned ~30 @redhat-cloud-services npm packages on June 1 via a compromised CI/CD pipeline, dropping a Bun-based credential stealer with a destructive dead-man switch.
codexui-android: npm Package Silently Exfiltrated OpenAI Codex Auth Tokens for a Month
A 29K-weekly-download npm package advertised as a remote web UI for OpenAI Codex has been quietly exfiltrating ~/.codex/auth.json — including non-expiring refresh tokens — to a fake Sentry endpoint since v0.1.82.
Malicious NuGet Package Impersonates Sicoob Banking SDK, Exfiltrates mTLS Certificates Through Sentry
A trojanized NuGet package posing as the official Sicoob C# SDK reads PFX certificates off disk and ships them, plus the password, to an attacker-controlled Sentry endpoint — abusing a trusted telemetry service as its exfiltration channel.
JINX-0164: Fake Recruiters, a macOS RAT, and a Pivot Into Code Distribution Pipelines
Wiz details JINX-0164, a financially motivated actor that uses LinkedIn recruiter lures to drop the AUDIOFIX macOS RAT, then moves from developer laptops into code distribution and CI/CD infrastructure.
TrapDoor: Cross-Ecosystem Supply Chain Attack Plants Credential Stealers and AI-Assistant Backdoors
A coordinated campaign across npm, PyPI, and Crates.io seeded 34+ malicious packages that steal developer secrets and plant hidden instructions to weaponize AI coding assistants.
Megalodon: 5,561 GitHub Repos Backdoored With Malicious CI/CD Workflows in Six Hours
An automated campaign tied to TeamPCP pushed 5,718 malicious commits to 5,561 GitHub repositories in a six-hour window, planting CI/CD workflows that exfiltrate cloud credentials and OIDC tokens at scale.
Laravel-Lang Supply Chain Attack: 233 Package Versions Backdoored to Steal Cloud and CI/CD Secrets
Attackers repointed git tags across four Laravel-Lang Composer packages to a malicious fork, backdooring 233 versions with a credential stealer that drains cloud, CI/CD, and developer secrets.
actions-cool/issues-helper Compromised: Every Tag Repointed to a Credential-Stealing Imposter Commit
An attacker repointed all 53 tags of the popular actions-cool/issues-helper GitHub Action to a single imposter commit that scrapes live CI/CD secrets out of runner process memory.
Nx Console VS Code Extension Compromised: Orphan-Commit Stealer Hits a 2.2M-Install Developer Tool
A compromised Nx Console 18.95.0 extension pulled a 498 KB stealer from an orphan commit in the official nrwl/nx repo, harvesting GitHub, npm, AWS and Vault secrets — and shipped tooling to forge signed npm provenance.
RubyGems Disables New Signups After Hundreds of Malicious Packages Target Registry Staff
RubyGems froze new account registration after an attacker uploaded hundreds of malicious gems on May 11-12 specifically targeting RubyGems engineers, with XSS payloads and credential-stealing exploits embedded in the packages.