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Mini Shai-Hulud Strikes Again: 317 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

exiouss: Cookie Stealer Bundled in npm Exam Cheat

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

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…