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 ...
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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 ...

Supply chain attack hits 100 million-download Axios npm package

�� CRITICAL: Active supply chain attack on axios -- one of npm's most depended-on packages. The latest axios@1.14.1 now pulls ...

Hackers compromise popular Axios Javascript library with hidden malware

The widely used Axios HTTP client library, a JavaScript component used by developers, was recently hacked to distribute ...
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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 ...

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 ...

'Hundreds of thousands of stolen secrets could potentially be circulating as a result of these recent attacks': Google says North Korean hackers behind major attack on Axi…

It is exactly this backdoor that had Google conclude this was a North Korea-sponsored campaign. GTIG said WAVESHAPER.V2 is an ...
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Axios Supply Chain Attack Exposes Crypto Wallets to Hidden Malware Risk

Axios, a widely used JavaScript HTTP client, was briefly distributed through npm in two malicious versions after a maintainer account was taken over. Security r ...
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Frequently Asked Questions About the Axios npm Supply Chain Attack by North Korea-Nexus Threat Actor UNC1069

A North Korea-nexus threat actor compromised the widely used axios npm package, delivering a cross-platform remote access ...
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Hackers compromise Axios, one of the most widely used software libraries

Axios is published and maintained on npm, the default package registry for JavaScript and Node.js projects. It is used to ...