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NPM package supply-chain compromise with crypto-intercepting malware

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A brief NPM supply-chain compromise injected malicious software into at least 18 JavaScript packages, creating a crypto-payment hijacking risk for websites and apps that depend on them. The packages are downloaded more than two billion times each week, so the tampering had potentially massive downstream reach. The payload intercepted browser cryptocurrency activity, rewrote wallet interactions, and redirected payments to attacker-controlled accounts. The compromise was reportedly contained within hours, but it showed how a single maintainer phishing hit can ripple across the software ecosystem.

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Malware Activity
First: 24.04.2026 11:10 Last: 24.04.2026 11:10 Sources 1

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Malware Activity
First: 03.04.2026 14:04 Last: 03.04.2026 14:04 Sources 1

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Campaign
First: 01.04.2026 10:44 Last: 01.04.2026 10:44 Sources 1

About this happening: The **Axios npm supply-chain compromise** has been tied to **UNC1069**, putting **npm consumers** and downstream **build pipelines** at risk from trojanized releases. Attackers se...

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TeamPCP supply-chain credential-exploitation campaign

Campaign
First: 31.03.2026 15:15 Last: 31.03.2026 15:15 Sources 1

About this happening: The **TeamPCP** campaign now includes a confirmed **GitHub** compromise tied to a poisoned **Nx Console VS Code extension**. GitHub said the breach of its internal repositories ca...

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TeamPCP compromised the Checkmarx Jenkins AST plugin by publishing a rogue version to repo.jenkins-ci.org on May 9, 2026, outside the official release pipeline. The malicious upload was tied to access to Checkmarx GitHub repositories and was used to deliver credential-stealing malware and malicious code to the affected organization.

Timeline

  1. 09.09.2025 01:53 1 articles · 8mo ago

    Phished maintainer account pushes crypto-intercepting NPM malware

    Exploitation Observed

    A phished maintainer account was used to push malicious updates into at least 18 popular JavaScript packages on NPM, and the injected code silently intercepted browser cryptocurrency activity, manipulated wallet interactions, and rewrote payment destinations to attacker-controlled accounts.

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  2. 09.09.2025 01:53 2 articles · 8mo ago

    Aikido flags malicious code in at least 18 NPM libraries

    Initial Disclosure

    Aikido's monitoring systems found malicious code in at least 18 widely used NPM libraries, notified maintainer Josh Junon through Bsky, and Junon confirmed he had been phished while the compromise was quickly contained within hours.

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