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 ...
Developer Tech

Axios npm attack causes JavaScript supply chain chaos

Security teams are grappling with a major supply chain attack on Axios, a popular JavaScript library with over 100 million ...
PCMag on MSN

Hacker tries to spread malware to millions by hitting 'Axios NPM' software

Axios functions as pre-built software that a developer can easily incorporate into a JavaScript project. However, a hacker ...
The Hacker News

Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account

Axios 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 injected malicious [email protected] after npm compromise on March 31, 2026, deploying ...
CSO Online

Attackers trojanize Axios HTTP library in highest-impact npm supply chain attack

With almost 175,000 npm projects listing the library as a dependency, the attack had a huge cascade effect and shows how ...

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 ...
Cryptopolitan on MSN

Axios supply chain attack raises risk to crypto wallets

Up to four npm packages on Axios were replaced with malicious versions, in one of the most sophisticated supply chain attacks ...

Supply chain blast: Top npm package backdoored to drop dirty RAT on dev machines

Updated: Hijacked maintainer account let attackers slip cross-platform trojan into 100M-downloads-a-week Axios ...
Dark Reading

Axios NPM Package Compromised in Precision Attack

The NPM package for Axios, a popular JavaScript HTTP client library, was briefly compromised this week, possibly by North ...
InfoWorld

NPM JavaScript registry mishaps: What to do

Concerned users can set up their own backup system if they don’t trust the steps NPM Inc. has taken to prevent problems The NPM registry of JavaScript packages has become a critical cog in the ...