🦜 SafeDep’s Blog
@safedep.io@rss-parrot.net
I'm an automated parrot! I relay a website's RSS feed to the Fediverse. Every time a new post appears in the feed, I toot about it. Follow me to get all new posts in your Mastodon timeline!
Brought to you by the RSS Parrot.
---
SafeDep continuously scans packages published in npm, PyPI, RubyGems, and more for malicious code, protecting software development teams at different stages of the software supply chain.
Your feed and you don't want it here? Just
e-mail the birb.
Mini Shai-Hulud Strikes Again: 317 npm Packages Compromised
https://safedep.io/mini-shai-hulud-strikes-again-314-npm-packages-compromised
Published: May 19, 2026 18:30
A compromised npm maintainer account published 637 malicious versions across 317 packages including size-sensor, echarts-for-react, timeago.js, and hundreds of @antv scoped packages, affecting 15M+ monthly downloads.
Compromised node-ipc on npm: Credential Stealer via DNS Exfiltration
https://safedep.io/malicious-node-ipc-npm-compromise
Published: May 14, 2026 16:56
Analysis of compromised node-ipc versions 9.1.6, 9.2.3, and 12.0.1 on npm: a maintainer account takeover injects an 80KB obfuscated credential stealer that targets 100+ sensitive files (SSH keys, cloud credentials, environment variables, AI tool configs)…
Malicious npm Packages Backdoor Claude Code Sessions
https://safedep.io/malicious-npm-packages-claude-code-hooks
Published: May 13, 2026 12:00
Five typosquatting npm packages ship a hidden ELF binary that fires on install and re-runs via Claude Code's SessionStart hook on every developer session. C2 is 207.90.194.2:443.
Cache Poisoning Through pull_request_target: The TanStack Incident
https://safedep.io/tanstack-github-actions-cache-poisoning
Published: May 13, 2026 00:00
A GitHub user opened a PR against TanStack Router from a fork, poisoned the shared pnpm cache through a pull_request_target workflow, then force-pushed the branch clean. When the release pipeline restored the poisoned cache, the payload executed. Full…
Mass Supply Chain Attack Hits TanStack, Mistral AI npm and PyPI Packages
https://safedep.io/mass-npm-supply-chain-attack-tanstack-mistral
Published: May 12, 2026 06:00
Over 400 compromised npm package versions and at least 2 PyPI packages published in a coordinated supply chain attack targeting TanStack, Mistral AI, UiPath, OpenSearch, guardrails-ai, and dozens of other packages.
noon-contracts npm Package: DeFi Supply Chain RAT
https://safedep.io/malicious-noon-contracts-npm-defi-rat
Published: May 10, 2026 17:00
noon-contracts poses as a Noon Protocol SDK on npm. On install it exfiltrates SSH keys, crypto wallet private keys, AWS credentials (including live STS/S3/SecretsManager calls), Kubernetes secrets, .env files, shell history, and browser wallet paths to C2…
martinez-polygon-clipping-tony: Trojanized npm Fork Drops Telegram RAT
https://safedep.io/malicious-martinez-polygon-clipping-tony-npm-telegram-rat
Published: May 7, 2026 18:00
martinez-polygon-clipping-tony is a trojanized fork of the legitimate martinez-polygon-clipping npm package. The postinstall hook downloads a PyInstaller-packed Telegram bot from 172.86.73.132 that provides full remote shell, screenshot capture, file…
node-env-resolve: npm Package Installs a Full RAT
https://safedep.io/malicious-npm-node-env-resolve-rat
Published: May 3, 2026 10:00
node-env-resolve is a malicious npm package that installs a full-featured remote access trojan on developer machines. The RAT streams screens, captures audio, steals browser history, and gives full mouse and keyboard control to a remote operator. The…
common-tg-service: 502 npm Versions Hijack Telegram
https://safedep.io/malicious-common-tg-service-npm-telegram-hijacking-framework
Published: May 1, 2026 12:00
common-tg-service ships 502 npm versions of a Telegram account-takeover framework with hardcoded 2FA credentials, IMAP-based code harvesting, and forced session eviction. Its companion package ams-ssk is the server-side runtime.
exiouss: Cookie Stealer Bundled in npm Exam Cheat
https://safedep.io/malicious-exiouss-npm-exam-cheating-tool
Published: May 1, 2026 00:00
exiouss on npm is the latest package from the loltestpad campaign — the same attacker who published the ixpresso-core Windows RAT in April. It bundles a dormant ChatGPT cookie stealer alongside an AI exam cheating tool, targeting students who willingly run…
PyTorch Lightning Compromised: Shai-Hulud Worm Reaches PyPI
https://safedep.io/malicious-pytorch-lightning-pypi-compromise
Published: April 30, 2026 12:00
PyPI yanked PyTorch Lightning versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3 after both embedded a two-stage credential-stealing payload. Any import of the library spawns an 11MB obfuscated JavaScript worm identical to the Shai-Hulud payload seen in the April 29 SAP npm…