The exploitation chain begins with a weaponized HTML Application payload called GammaPhish, which retrieves intermediate Visual Basic Script (VBScript) downloaders known as GammaLoad, according to Sekoia.
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Miasma Supply Chain Attack Compromises Red Hat npm Packages with Credential-Stealing Worm
A new Mini Shai-Hulud supply chain attack campaign, codenamed Miasma, has compromised @redhat-cloud-services packages to steal credentials and secrets from developer machines and deliver a self-propagating worm. “This is effectively a Mini Shai-Hulud campaign: it uses the same core tactics of install-time execution, credential harvesting, CI/CD targeting, encrypted exfiltration, and potential
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OpenAI Codex Authentication Tokens Stolen in codexui-android npm Supply Chain Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malicious supply chain campaign that’s targeting developers using OpenAI Codex through a legitimate-looking remote web UI. The tool, named codexui-android, is advertised on GitHub and npm as a remote web UI for OpenAI Codex, attracting over 29,000 weekly downloads. The package is still available for download from…
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With Complex Cloud Integrations, Small Errors Lead to Major Compromises
Researchers discover an exploit chain combining over-permissioned roles, secrets discovery, and non-human identities that could have compromised a popular automation service.
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Zapier exploit chain shows how known anti-patterns compose into critical risk
A five-stage exploit chain disclosed by Token Security researchers turned a free Zapier account into write access on Zapier’s public developer SDK packages and on internal packages that load in every authenticated zapier.com session. Each link in the chain was a known anti-pattern. The composition across five systems was the finding. Zapier triaged the report…
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TeamPCP Compromised LiteLLM in AI Supply Chain Attack
A supply chain attack targeting the open-source AI ecosystem shows how threat actors are increasingly abusing developer tools and AI infrastructure to steal credentials and compromise cloud environments. Researchers found that TeamPCP compromised LiteLLM, a widely used open-source Python library that connects applications to more than 100 LLM providers through OpenAI-compatible APIs. The attack reportedly…
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Dell CEO Says Agentic AI is Straining Supply Chains
The AI boom was already straining the supply chain, and agentic AI is apparently pushing it to a new level of dysfunction. Speaking at Dell Technologies World 2026 in Las Vegas, Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell said the rise of autonomous AI systems is making it harder for supply and demand to settle into any…
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Well-architected best practices for software supply chain security
There have been multiple notable supply chain attacks using the npm Registry since September: Shai-Hulud, Chalk/Debug, one abusing tea.xyz tokens, and recently axios. Thanks to community efforts involving the Amazon Inspector team, the Open Source Security Foundation, and others, the affected packages were quickly flagged, which reduced the impact of these incidents. Supply chain attacks…
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North Korea’s Lazarus Group uses new RemotePE malware against financial targets
RemotePE is deployed through a multi-stage attack chain involving two loaders, DPAPILoader and RemotePELoader.
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TrapDoor Supply Chain Attack Spreads Credential-Stealing Malware via npm, PyPI, and CratesIO
A new coordinated cross-ecosystem software supply chain attack campaign has targeted npm, PyPI, and Crates.io to distribute credential-stealing malware. The campaign, codenamed TrapDoor, spans more than 34 malicious packages across over 384 versions. The earliest activity was recorded on May 22, 2026, at 8:20 p.m. UTC, with new packages published to the ecosystems in waves…
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Laravel Lang packages hijacked to deploy credential-stealing malware
A supply chain attack targeting the Laravel Lang localization packages has exposed developers to a sophisticated credential-stealing malware campaign after attackers abused GitHub version tags to distribute malicious code through Composer packages. […]
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npm Adds 2FA-Gated Publishing and Package Install Controls Against Supply Chain Attacks
GitHub has rolled out new controls for npm to improve the security of the software supply chain, giving maintainers the ability to explicitly approve a release prior to the packages becoming publicly available for installation. Called staged publishing, the feature is now generally available on npm. It mandates that a human maintainer pass a two-factor…
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Packagist Supply Chain Attack Infects 8 Packages Using GitHub-Hosted Linux Malware
A new “coordinated” supply chain attack campaign has impacted eight packages on Packagist including malicious code designed to run a Linux binary retrieved from a GitHub Releases URL. “Although the affected packages were all Composer packages, the malicious code was not added to composer.json,” Socket said. “Instead, it was inserted into package.json, targeting projects that…
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Laravel-Lang PHP Packages Compromised to Deliver Cross-Platform Credential Stealer
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh software supply chain attack campaign that has targeted multiple PHP packages belonging to Laravel-Lang to deliver a comprehensive credential-stealing framework. The affected packages include – laravel-lang/lang laravel-lang/http-statuses laravel-lang/attributes laravel-lang/actions “The timing and pattern of the newly published tags
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Grafana Labs Says Code Breach Stemmed from TanStack Attack
Grafana Labs has confirmed a recent data breach was caused by the TanStack supply chain attack
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Mini Shai-Hulud Hits Hundreds of npm Packages in AntV Ecosystem
Mini Shai-Hulud worm hits Alibaba AntV ecosystem in largest npm supply chain wave to date
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7-Eleven confirms data breach claimed by the ShinyHunters gang
Convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven confirmed that its systems were breached in a cyberattack claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion group last month. […]
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GitHub Actions Supply Chain Attack Redirects Tags to Steal CI/CD Credentials
In yet another software supply chain attack, threat actors have compromised the popular GitHub Actions workflow, actions-cool/issues-helper, to run malicious code that harvests sensitive credentials and exfiltrates them to an attacker-controlled server. “Every existing tag in the repository has been moved to point to an imposter commit that does not appear in the action’s normal…
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Mini Shai-Hulud Pushes Malicious AntV npm Packages via Compromised Maintainer Account
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh software supply chain attack campaign that has compromised various npm packages associated with the @antv ecosystem as part of the ongoing Mini Shai-Hulud attack wave. “The attack affects packages tied to the npm maintainer account atool, including echarts-for-react, a widely used React wrapper for Apache ECharts with roughly 1.1…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Activity Through 2026-05-17, (Mon, May 18th)
Since the last update, the TeamPCP supply chain campaign produced its loudest stretch since the March Trivy disclosure: an officially confirmed Checkmarx Jenkins plugin compromise and a new self-spreading Mini Shai-Hulud worm across npm and PyPI. Bottom line up front Two TeamPCP events broke within 48 hours of each other and doubled attention on the campaign.…
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Developer Workstations Are Now Part of the Software Supply Chain
Supply chain attackers are not only trying to slip malicious code into trusted software. They are trying to steal the access that makes trusted software possible. Recently, three separate campaigns hit npm, PyPI, and Docker Hub in a 48-hour window, and all three targeted secrets from developer environments and CI/CD pipelines, including API keys, cloud…
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When ransomware hits, confidence doesn’t restore endpoints
Ransomware, supply chain vulnerabilities, insider threats, compliance failures, and software disruptions remain major concerns for security leaders, according to The Ransomware Reality: Zero Days to Recover report by Absolute Security. How CISOs currently ensure endpoint resilience against ransomware (overall, %) (Source: Absolute Security) A survey of 750 CISOs from enterprise organizations with more than 5,000…
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OpenAI hit by supply chain attack linked to malicious TanStack packages
OpenAI said the TanStack supply chain attack compromised two employee devices and exposed credentials from code repositories. OpenAI confirmed that the recent TanStack supply chain attack compromised two employee devices and exposed credential material stored in internal source code repositories. The incident began after the TeamPCP hacking group abused weaknesses in the package publishing process…
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Critical ‘Claw Chain’ Vulnerabilities Put Thousands of OpenClaw AI Servers at Risk
Critical Claw Chain vulnerabilities in OpenClaw expose thousands of AI servers to data theft, backdoors, and admin-level attacks globally this week. .
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OpenAI confirms security breach in TanStack supply chain attack
OpenAI says two employees’ devices were breached in the recent TanStack supply chain attack that impacted hundreds of npm and PyPI packages, causing the company to rotate code-signing certificates for its applications as a precaution. […]
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FrostyNeighbor: Fresh mischief and digital shenanigans
ESET researchers uncovered new activities attributed to FrostyNeighbor, updating its compromise chain to support the group’s continual cyberespionage operations
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Mistral AI SDK, TanStack Router hit in npm software supply chain attack
The TeamPCP threat group has pulled off another big supply chain attack which within a few hours this week was able to successfully compromise 170 Node Package Manager (npm) and PyPI packages. The attack affected the entire TanStack Router ecosystem (@tanstack) of 42 packages, a routing library hugely popular among React web application developers. Multiple…
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Mini Shai-Hulud Worm Compromises TanStack, Mistral AI, Guardrails AI & More Packages
TeamPCP, the threat actor behind the recent supply chain attack spree, has been linked to the compromise of the npm and PyPI packages from TanStack, UiPath, Mistral AI, OpenSearch, and Guardrails AI as part of a fresh Mini Shai-Hulud campaign. The affected npm packages have been modified to include an obfuscated JavaScript file (“router_init.js”) that’s designed…
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Sophos Endpoint in action: Blocking a novel supply chain attack
How the unique anti-exploitation capabilities included with Sophos Endpoint blocked a supply chain attack. Categories: Products & Services Tags: Endpoint, Sophos Endpoint, Exploits
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Attackers compromised Daemon Tools software to deliver backdoors
Kaspersky researchers uncovered another supply chain compromise involving a popular Windows tool: Daemon Tools, an app for mounting disk image files as virtual drives that is widely used by gamers, developers, and IT professionals. Since April 8, 2026, the official Daemon Tools download site (at Deamon-tools[.]cc) was serving signed, trojanized Windows installers. Once installed, these…
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DAEMON Tools Supply Chain Attack Compromises Official Installers with Malware
A newly identified supply chain attack targeting DAEMON Tools software has compromised its installers to serve a malicious payload, according to findings from Kaspersky. “These installers are distributed from the legitimate website of DAEMON Tools and are signed with digital certificates belonging to DAEMON Tools developers,” Kaspersky researchers Igor Kuznetsov, Georgy Kucherin, Leonid
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Penske Logistics launches platform for real-time supply chain visibility
Penske Logistics has announced the launch of Supply Chain Insight, a secure technology platform and mobile application that provides customers with a real-time view of their supply chain operations across transportation and warehousing. Supply chain leaders are under increased pressure to drive greater operational efficiency in the face of rising fuel costs, evolving regulations and…
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Supply Chain Attacks, AI Security, and Major Breaches Define This Week in Cybersecurity in May 2026
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities Software Supply Chain and CI/CD Exploits Researchers uncovered a malicious campaign targeting SAP npm packages that secretly stole developer and CI/CD credentials through preinstall scripts and GitHub-based command and control. SAP has yet to comment on the incident, which highlights the growing risk of dependency poisoning in enterprise ecosystems. Another critical…
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Poisoned Ruby Gems and Go Modules Exploit CI Pipelines for Credential Theft
A new software supply chain attack campaign has been observed using sleeper packages as a conduit to subsequently push malicious payloads that enabled credential theft, GitHub Actions tampering, and SSH persistence. The activity has been attributed to the GitHub account “BufferZoneCorp,” which has published a set of repositories that are associated with malicious Ruby gems…
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SAP npm Supply Chain Attack Targets Developer Credentials
A supply chain attack targeting SAP npm packages is putting enterprise development environments at risk. Aikido researchers discovered malicious code designed to steal credentials and secrets from developer systems and CI/CD pipelines. The attack “… harvests local developer credentials, GitHub and npm tokens, GitHub Actions secrets, and cloud secrets from AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes,”…
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PyTorch Lightning Compromised in PyPI Supply Chain Attack to Steal Credentials
In yet another software supply chain attack, threat actors have managed to compromise the popular Python package Lightning to push two malicious versions to conduct credential theft. According to Aikido Security, Socket, and StepSecurity, the two malicious versions are versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3, both of which were published on April 30, 2026. The campaign is…
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SAP npm package attack highlights risks in developer tools and CI/CD pipelines
A supply chain attack on SAP-related npm packages has put fresh scrutiny on the developer tools and build workflows that enterprises rely on to produce software. The campaign, referred to as “mini Shai-Hulud,” affected packages used in SAP’s JavaScript and cloud application development ecosystem. The malicious versions added installation-time code that could steal developer credentials,…
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SAP npm Packages Compromised by “Mini Shai-Hulud” Credential-Stealing Malware
Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm about a new supply chain attack campaign targeting SAP-related npm Packages with credential-stealing malware. According to reports from Aikido Security, SafeDep, Socket, StepSecurity, and Google-owned Wiz, the campaign – calling itself the mini Shai-Hulud – has affected the following packages associated with SAP’s JavaScript and cloud application
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Vect 2.0 Ransomware Acts as Wiper, Thanks to Design Error
The emerging ransomware has been deployed against victims of the TeamPCP supply chain attacks, but organizations should think twice before paying for a decryptor.
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Dematic brings Multishuttle FD to Australia, Unlocking Scalable, High-Density Storage without over Investment
Dematic, a global leader in supply chain automation, is set to exhibit the Dematic Multishuttle® FD System in Australia. The Multishuttle FD System is a high-density shuttle-based storage system designed to help businesses double storage capacity while reducing the risk of over-investing in warehouse automation.
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How Tech Importers Use Air Freight to Stay Competitive
GUEST OPINION: Technology businesses are no strangers to supply chain pressure. Whether you are procuring networking hardware, servers, semiconductors, or consumer electronics, the global supply chain disruptions of recent years have made one thing very clear: how you move goods is just as strategic as what you buy.
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Checkmarx Confirms GitHub Repository Data Posted on Dark Web After March 23 Attack
Checkmarx has disclosed that its ongoing investigation tied to the supply chain security incident has revealed that a cybercriminal group published data related to the company on the dark web. “Based on current evidence, we believe this data originated from Checkmarx’s GitHub repository, and that access to that repository was facilitated through the initial supply…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 008 – 26-Day Pause Ends with Three Concurrent Compromises (Checkmarx KICS, Bitwarden CLI Cascade, xinference PyPI), CanisterSprawl npm Worm Identified, and Tier 1 Coverage Returns, (Mon, Apr 27th)
This update succeeds TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign Update 007, published April 8, 2026, which left the campaign in credential-monetization mode following the Cisco source code theft via Trivy-linked credentials, Google GTIG’s formal designation of the operators as UNC6780 (with their credential stealer named SANDCLOCK), and the lapsed CISA KEV remediation deadline for CVE-2026-33634 with no standalone…
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Checkmarx supply chain attack impacts Bitwarden npm distribution path
Bitwarden CLI was hit by the Checkmarx supply chain attack. Version 2026.4.0 shipped malicious code in bw1.js via a compromised GitHub Action. Bitwarden CLI has been compromised as part of the ongoing Checkmarx supply chain campaign, researchers warn. The affected version, @bitwarden/cli 2026.4.0, contained malicious code hidden in the bw1.js file. The breach likely stemmed…
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Supply chain attacks hit Checkmarx and Bitwarden developer tools
Two supply chain attacks, same day, same command-and-control domain Categories: Threat Research Tags: Supply chain, Sophos X-Ops, pipeline, Bitwarden, Checkmarx
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Bitwarden CLI password manager trojanized in supply chain attack
Researchers warn of a new software supply chain attack that resulted in a malicious version of Bitwarden CLI, the terminal version of the extremely popular open-source password manager. The attack is believed to be related to the string of recent supply chain compromises attributed to a group called TeamPCP. “The attack appears to have leveraged…
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Checkmarx Supply Chain Attack Exploits Docker Images and CI/CD Pipelines
A supply chain attack targeting Checkmarx tooling has exposed developer environments. Attackers pushed malicious Docker images and tampered extensions capable of stealing credentials and other sensitive data. This “… continues a dangerous trend that’s accelerated over the past month: CI/CD pipelines have become the new perimeter,” said Eli Woodward, Cyber Threat Intelligence Advisor at Team…
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Bitwarden CLI Compromised in Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain Campaign
Bitwarden CLI has been compromised as part of the newly discovered and ongoing Checkmarx supply chain campaign, according to new findings from Socket. “The affected package version appears to be @bitwarden/cli@2026.4.0, and the malicious code was published in ‘bw1.js,’ a file included in the package contents,” the application security company said. “The attack appears to…
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Manhattan Associates Announces Latest Enhancements for Retailers
Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH), the global leader in supply chain commerce with unmatched AI capabilities, today announced major enhancements to Manhattan Active® Omni. These innovations are designed to help retailers maximise in-store and online sales while delivering best-in-class customer experiences across all touchpoints. New capabilities include embedded agentic AI for store associates and customer service…
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Manhattan Associates Announces Latest Enhancements for Retailers
Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH), the global leader in supply chain commerce with unmatched AI capabilities, today announced major enhancements to Manhattan Active® Omni. These innovations are designed to help retailers maximise in-store and online sales while delivering best-in-class customer experiences across all touchpoints. New capabilities include embedded agentic AI for store associates and customer service…
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New npm supply-chain attack self-spreads to steal auth tokens
A new supply chain attack targeting the Node Package Manager (npm) ecosystem is stealing developer credentials and attempting to spread through packages published from compromised accounts. […]
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Peacock Bros. Streamlines Warehouse Operations for a Global Information Management Leader with Advanced RFID Solution
Peacock Bros., a leading provider of supply chain technology, printing, and labelling solutions, has announced the successful deployment of an advanced RFID tracking solution for a global leader in information management and storage. The solution dramatically enhances the efficiency of locating high-value and sensitive files and documents within expansive storage facilities.
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Basic-Fit hack exposes data of up to 1 million members
Basic-Fit, a European gym chain, disclosed that hackers breached one of its internal systems, exposing members’ personal data in several countries. The company operates more than 2,150 clubs in 12 countries under two brands, with more than 5.8 million members. “The unauthorised access was detected by our system monitoring processes and was stopped within minutes…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 007 – Cisco Source Code Stolen via Trivy-Linked Breach, Google GTIG Tracks TeamPCP as UNC6780, and CISA KEV Deadline Arrives with No Standalone Advisory, (Wed, Apr 8th)
This is the seventh update to the TeamPCP supply chain campaign threat intelligence report, “When the Security Scanner Became the Weapon” (v3.0, March 25, 2026). Update 006 covered developments through April 3, including the CERT-EU European Commission breach disclosure, ShinyHunters’ confirmation of credential sharing, Sportradar breach details, and Mandiant’s quantification of 1,000+ compromised SaaS environments. This update consolidates five…
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5 steps to strengthen supply chain security and improve cyber resilience
Supply chain attacks have rapidly become one of the most damaging and difficult threats facing IT and security teams. When an adversary compromises a trusted vendor, software component, cloud service, or MSP tool, they bypass traditional defenses and enter through the front door. For organizations managing distributed environments, and for MSPs supporting dozens or hundreds…
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NomShub Vulnerability Chain Exposes Hidden Risks in AI Coding Tools
A vulnerability chain in an AI-powered code editor is raising alarms about how autonomous developer tools can be turned against their users. Dubbed NomShub, the flaw allows attackers to gain persistent shell access simply by luring a developer into opening a malicious repository — no traditional exploit required. “When an AI agent can execute shell…
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Supply chain security is now a board-level issue: Here’s what CSOs need to know
For many years, supply chain security was viewed purely as a technical concern. However, with high-profile vulnerabilities and regulations, it is now a board-level issue that requires organizations to rethink how to build resiliency and insulate their operations. The changing regulatory landscape has been a key driver of the C-suite’s focus, as legislation such as…
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AI Firm Mercor Confirms Breach as Hackers Claim 4TB of Stolen Data
AI firm Mercor confirms a breach linked to a LiteLLM supply chain attack, as hackers claim to have stolen 4TB of sensitive data and internal systems.
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Blast Radius of TeamPCP Attacks Expands Amid Hacker Infighting
As organizations disclose breaches tied to TeamPCP’s supply chain attacks, ShinyHunters and Lapsus$ are getting involved, taking credit, and creating a murky situation for enterprises.
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 006 – CERT-EU Confirms European Commission Cloud Breach, Sportradar Details Emerge, and Mandiant Quantifies Campaign at 1,000+ SaaS Environments, (Fri, Apr 3rd)
This is the sixth update to the TeamPCP supply chain campaign threat intelligence report, “When the Security Scanner Became the Weapon” (v3.0, March 25, 2026). Update 005 covered developments through April 1, including the first confirmed victim disclosure (Mercor AI), Wiz’s post-compromise cloud enumeration findings, DPRK attribution of the axios compromise, and LiteLLM’s release resumption after Mandiant’s forensic audit.…
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Source Code Leaks Highlight Lack of Supply Chain Oversight
Or, why the software supply chain should be treated as critical infrastructure with guardrails built in at every layer.
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UNC1069 Social Engineering of Axios Maintainer Led to npm Supply Chain Attack
The maintainer of the Axios npm package has confirmed that the supply chain compromise was the result of a highly-targeted social engineering campaign orchestrated by North Korean threat actors tracked as UNC1069. Maintainer Jason Saayman said the attackers tailored their social engineering efforts “specifically to me” by first approaching him under the guise of the founder of…
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Software supply chain hacks trigger wave of intrusions, data theft
After linking the Axios npm supply chain attack to North Korean hackers, Google researchers warned that “hundreds of thousands of stolen secrets could potentially be circulating” as a result of this and the Trivy, KICS, LiteLLM, and Telnyx supply chain attacks (linked to TeamPCP). “This could enable further software supply chain attacks, software as a…
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North Korean hackers linked to Axios npm supply chain compromise
The software supply chain attack that resulted in the compromise of npm packages of Axios, an extremely popular HTTP client library, is believed to be the work of financially-motivated North Korean attackers. Links to UNC1069 On March 31, 2026, unknown attackers managed to publish two backdoored Axios npm packages after gaining access to a maintainer’s…
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Google links Axios npm supply chain attack to North Korea-linked APT UNC1069
Google links the Axios npm supply chain attack to North Korean threat group UNC1069, targeting financial gain. Google has attributed the recent Axios npm supply chain compromise to a North Korean threat group tracked as UNC1069. The attack, aimed at financial gain, exploited the package to target developers and organizations relying on Axios. John Hultquist…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 005 – First Confirmed Victim Disclosure, Post-Compromise Cloud Enumeration Documented, and Axios Attribution Narrows, (Wed, Apr 1st)
This is the fifth update to the TeamPCP supply chain campaign threat intelligence report, “When the Security Scanner Became the Weapon” (v3.0, March 25, 2026). Update 004 covered developments through March 30, including the Databricks investigation, dual ransomware operations, and AstraZeneca data release. This update consolidates two days of intelligence through April 1, 2026. HIGH: Mercor AI…
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SentinelOne autonomous detection blocks trojaned LiteLLM triggered by Claude Code
SentinelOne AI stopped a LiteLLM supply chain attack in seconds, blocking malicious code automatically without human intervention. SentinelOne’s AI-based security detected and blocked a supply chain attack involving a compromised LiteLLM package. SentinelOne’s macOS agent detected and stopped a malicious process chain triggered by Claude Code after it unknowingly installed a compromised LiteLLM package. The…
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Google Attributes Axios npm Supply Chain Attack to North Korean Group UNC1069
Google has formally attributed the supply chain compromise of the popular Axios npm package to a financially motivated North Korean threat activity cluster tracked as UNC1069. “We have attributed the attack to a suspected North Korean threat actor we track as UNC1069,” John Hultquist, chief analyst at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), told The Hacker…
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Hackers Poison Axios npm Package with 100 Million Weekly Downloads
Axios npm Package compromised in a supply chain attack, exposing developers to malware, data theft, and full system takeover risks worldwide.
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TeamPCP Explores Ways to Exploit Stolen Supply Chain Secrets
TeamPCP is exploring ways to monetize the secrets harvested during supply chain attacks, with identified ties to the Lapsus$ and Vect ransomware gangs
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Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account
The popular HTTP client known as Axios has suffered a supply chain attack after two newly published versions of the npm package introduced a malicious dependency. Versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 of Axios have been found to inject “plain-crypto-js” version 4.2.1 as a fake dependency. According to StepSecurity, the two versions were published using the compromised…
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TeamPCP’s attack spree slows, but threat escalates with ransomware pivot
TeamPCP’s destructive run of supply chain breaches has stopped, for now: it has been three days since the group published malicious versions of Telnyx’s SDK on PyPI, and there haven’t been reports of new open-source project compromises. Partnership with emerging RaaS operation “The prior operational cadence was aggressive – a new target every 1-3 days…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 004 – Databricks Investigating Alleged Compromise, TeamPCP Runs Dual Ransomware Operations, and AstraZeneca Data Released, (Mon, Mar 30th)
This is the fourth update to the TeamPCP supply chain campaign threat intelligence report, “When the Security Scanner Became the Weapon” (v3.0, March 25, 2026). Update 003 covered developments through March 28, including the first 48-hour pause in new compromises and the campaign’s shift to monetization. This update consolidates intelligence from March 28-30, 2026 — two days…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 003 – Operational Tempo Shift as Campaign Enters Monetization Phase With No New Compromises in 48 Hours, (Sat, Mar 28th)
This is the third update to the TeamPCP supply chain campaign threat intelligence report, “When the Security Scanner Became the Weapon” (v3.0, March 25, 2026). Update 002 covered developments through March 27, including the Telnyx PyPI compromise and Vect ransomware partnership. This update covers developments from March 27-28, 2026. HIGH: First 48-Hour Window Without a New Supply…
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LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack Exposes Credentials Across AI Ecosystems
A widely used AI development library was compromised in a recent supply chain attack, potentially exposing a large number of systems to risk. Malicious LiteLLM packages on PyPI were backdoored to quietly steal credentials, tokens, and sensitive infrastructure data from both development and production environments. “The LiteLLM compromise shows just how quickly supply chain attacks…
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TeamPCP Pushes Malicious Telnyx Versions to PyPI, Hides Stealer in WAV Files
TeamPCP, the threat actor behind the supply chain attack targeting Trivy, KICS, and litellm, has now compromised the telnyx Python package by pushing two malicious versions to steal sensitive data. The two versions, 4.87.1 and 4.87.2, published to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository on March 27, 2026, concealed their credential harvesting capabilities within a…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 002 – Telnyx PyPI Compromise, Vect Ransomware Mass Affiliate Program, and First Named Victim Claim, (Fri, Mar 27th)
This is the second update to the TeamPCP supply chain campaign threat intelligence report, “When the Security Scanner Became the Weapon” (v3.0, March 25, 2026). Update 001 covered developments through March 26. This update covers developments from March 26-27, 2026. CRITICAL: Telnyx Python SDK Compromised on PyPI — New WAV Steganography TTP TeamPCP compromised the telnyx Python SDK (670,000+…
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TeamPCP strikes again: Backdoored Telnyx PyPI package delivers malware
TeamPCP continues is supply chain compromise rampage, with telnyx on PyPI being the latest maliciously modified package. What happened? Telnyx is a widely used software development kit (SDK) for the Telnyx AI Voice Agent service. According to Endor Labs researchers, attackers backdoored the legitimate SDK code and published versions 4.87.1 and 4.87.2 of the package…
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Anthropic wins reprieve against US DoD ban, buying time for contractors to assess AI supply chains
The Pentagon’s attempt to brand Anthropic a supply chain risk was “likely both contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious,” a US federal judge wrote in a ruling halting a ban on use of Anthropic’s products in defense contracts. In granting Anthropic a preliminary injunction against the ban, US District Judge Rita Lin of the…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 001 ? Checkmarx Scope Wider Than Reported, CISA KEV Entry, and Detection Tools Available, (Thu, Mar 26th)
This is the first update to the TeamPCP supply chain campaign threat intelligence report, “When the Security Scanner Became the Weapon” (v3.0, March 25, 2026). That report covers the full campaign from the February 28 initial access through the March 24 LiteLLM PyPI compromise. This update covers developments since publication. Checkmarx ast-github-action: All 91 Tags…
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Inside a Modern Fraud Attack: From Bot Signups to Account Takeovers
Multi-stage fraud attacks chain bots, proxies, and stolen credentials from signup to takeover. IPQS shows why correlating IP, device, identity, and behavior is critical to stop it. […]
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Paid AI Accounts Are Now a Hot Underground Commodity
AI accounts are becoming part of the cybercrime supply chain, sold like email accounts or VPS access. Flare Systems shows how underground markets bundle and resell premium AI access at scale. […]
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Trivy supply chain breach compromises over 1,000 SaaS environments, Lapsus$ joins the extortion wave
What started as a supply chain attack on Trivy, a widely used security scanner, has become a Lapsus$-linked extortion campaign, with more than 1,000 enterprise SaaS environments already compromised. Charles Carmakal, CTO of Mandiant Consulting, made the assessment at a Google-hosted threat briefing held alongside the RSA Conference 2026 in San Francisco on Tuesday. “We…
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LiteLLM PyPI packages compromised in expanding TeamPCP supply chain attacks
A slew of supply chain attacks against popular open source tools and packages appears to have been orchestrated by TeamPCP, a cybercriminal group that rose to prominence in late 2025. The latest victim of the group is BerryAI’s popular LiteLLM library, a unified interface that makes it easier for apps to switch between various LLMs:…
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TeamPCP Hits Trivy, Checkmarx, and LiteLLM in Credential Theft Campaign
Hackers compromised Trivy, Checkmarx, and LiteLLM in a supply chain attack, stealing cloud credentials, tokens, and crypto wallet data from developers.
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New CanisterWorm Targets Kubernetes Clusters, Deploys “Kamikaze” Wiper
CanisterWorm spreads via npm supply chain attack, hijacks developer accounts, targets Kubernetes clusters, and deploys destructive Kamikaze wiper payload.
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Trivy Supply Chain Attack Triggers Self-Spreading CanisterWorm Across 47 npm Packages
The threat actors behind the supply chain attack targeting the popular Trivy scanner are suspected to be conducting follow-on attacks that have led to the compromise of a large number of npm packages with a previously undocumented self-propagating worm dubbed CanisterWorm. The name is a reference to the fact that the malware uses an ICP…
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DarkSword: iPhone Exploit Kit Serves Spies & Thieves Alike
A sophisticated iOS exploit chain leverages multiple zero-day vulnerabilities and is targeting users in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Malaysia, and Ukraine.
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Nordstrom’s email system abused to send crypto scams to customers
Customers of upscale department store chain Nordstrom received fraudulent messages from a legitimate company email address that promoted cryptocurrency scams disguised as a St. Patrick’s Day promotion. […]
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Nvidia Says It Is Restarting Production of AI Chips for Sale in China
CEO Jensen Huang said the chipmaker’s supply chain is “fired up” after months of mixed signals from the Chinese market.
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DHL Supply Chain Strengthens Presence in Western Sydney with New Facility to Power Australia’s Technology and Automotive Sectors
DHL Supply Chain Australia (DHL) has officially opened its newest warehouse facility in Erskine Park, New South Wales, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to supporting the evolving logistics requirements of Australia’s technology and automotive sectors.
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Web Shells, Tunnels, and Ransomware: Dissecting a Warlock Attack
Warlock continues to enhance its attack chain with new tactics to improve persistence, lateral movement, and defense evasion using an expanded toolset: TightVNC Yuze, and a persistent BYOVD technique leveraging the NSec driver.
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DoW Anthropic Dispute Spotlights AI Supply Chain Risk
The decision by the U.S. Department of War to label Anthropic a supply chain risk has sparked a wider debate across the sector about how organizations should approach artificial intelligence deployment, what they can manage, and the best practices needed to minimize security risks. When AI is deeply embedded in workflows, its absence is clear…
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UNC6426 Exploits nx npm Supply-Chain Attack to Gain AWS Admin Access in 72 Hours
A threat actor known as UNC6426 leveraged keys stolen following the supply chain compromise of the nx npm package last year to completely breach a victim’s cloud environment within a span of 72 hours. The attack started with the theft of a developer’s GitHub token, which the threat actor then used to gain unauthorized access…
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Dematic and Mobiledock Join Forces to Transform Loading Dock Operations across ANZ
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Dematic, a global leader in supply chain automation, has announced a strategic partnership with Mobiledock, a specialised provider of loading dock and yard management technology, in Australia and New Zealand. The new partnership will help ANZ businesses optimise logistics operations at one of the most critical points in the supply chain – the loading…
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European DYI chain ManoMano data breach impacts 38 million customers
DIY store chain ManoMano is notifying customers of a data breach personal data, which was caused by hackers compromising a third-party service provider. […]
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Self-spreading npm malware targets developers in new supply chain attack
Security researchers have uncovered another supply chain attack targeting developers: 19 typosquatting npm packages published on npmjs.com that steal credentials, infect projects, and propagate themselves across developer environments. The operation, dubbed “SANDWORM_MODE,” represents a (still) rare example of worm-like malware designed to spread through software supply chains rather than traditional end-user systems. New npm worm…
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Shai-Hulud-style NPM worm hits CI pipelines and AI coding tools
A massive Shai-Hulud-style npm supply chain worm is hitting the software ecosystem, burrowing through developer machines, CI pipelines, and AI coding tools. Socket researchers uncovered the active attack campaign and called it SANDWORM_MODE, derived from the “SANDWORM_*” environment variable switches embedded in the malware’s runtime control logic.” At least 19 typosquatted packages were published under…
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Shai-Hulud-Like Worm Targets Developers via npm and AI Tools
Supply chain worm mimicking Shai-Hulud malware spread via malicious npm packages, targeting AI tools has been identified by security researchers
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Malicious npm Packages Harvest Crypto Keys, CI Secrets, and API Tokens
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed what they say is an active “Shai-Hulud-like” supply chain worm campaign that has leveraged a cluster of at least 19 malicious npm packages to enable credential harvesting and cryptocurrency key theft. The campaign has been codenamed SANDWORM_MODE by supply chain security company Socket. As with prior Shai-Hulud attack waves, the malicious…