`logtrace` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

logtrace appeared to be downloading a RAT. The malicious crate had 2 versions published on 2026-04-01 that had a total of 30 downloads. There were no crates depending on this crate on crates.io. Thanks to Socket.dev for detecting and reporting this to the crates.io team!...

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 effor...

Malicious code in mgc (npm)

Package fetches platform-specific stage-2 payloads from a GitHub Gist. The stage-2 payloads are full Remote Access Trojans RATs for Linux Python and Windows PowerShell that beacon to a C2 server, exfiltrate system information, enumerate directories, execute arbitrary commands, and support binary...

MAL-2026-2449 Malicious code in mgc (npm)

Package fetches platform-specific stage-2 payloads from a GitHub Gist. The stage-2 payloads are full Remote Access Trojans RATs for Linux Python and Windows PowerShell that beacon to a C2 server, exfiltrate system information, enumerate directories, execute arbitrary commands, and support binary...

GHSA-3HFP-GQGH-XC5G Axios supply chain attack - dependency in @lightdash/cli may resolve to compromised axios versions

Impact A supply chain attack on the axios npm package versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 introduced a malicious transitive dependency [email protected] that deploys a cross-platform remote access trojan RAT on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The attacker compromised the primary axios maintainer's npm...

Axios supply chain attack - dependency in @lightdash/cli may resolve to compromised axios versions

Impact A supply chain attack on the axios npm package versions 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 introduced a malicious transitive dependency [email protected] that deploys a cross-platform remote access trojan RAT on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The attacker compromised the primary axios maintainer's npm...

GHSA-658G-P7JG-WX5G Axios npm Supply Chain Incident Impacting @usebruno/cli

Impact This is a supply chain attack involving compromised versions of the axios npm package, which introduced a hidden dependency deploying a cross-platform Remote Access Trojan RAT. Users of @usebruno/cli who ran npm install between 00:21 UTC and 03:30 UTC on March 31, 2026 may have been...

Axios npm Supply Chain Incident Impacting @usebruno/cli

Impact This is a supply chain attack involving compromised versions of the axios npm package, which introduced a hidden dependency deploying a cross-platform Remote Access Trojan RAT. Users of @usebruno/cli who ran npm install between 00:21 UTC and 03:30 UTC on March 31, 2026 may have been...

Researchers Uncover Mining Operation Using ISO Lures to Spread RATs and Crypto Miners

A financially motivated operation codenamed REF1695 has been observed leveraging fake installers to deploy remote access trojans RATs and cryptocurrency miners since November 2023. "Beyond cryptomining, the threat actor monetizes infections through CPA Cost Per Action fraud, directing victims to...

PT-2026-29908

Impact This is a supply chain attack involving compromised versions of the axios npm package, which introduced a hidden dependency deploying a cross-platform Remote Access Trojan RAT. Users of @usebruno/cli who ran npm install between 00:21 UTC and 03:30 UTC on March 31, 2026 may have been...

PT-2026-29967

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions @usebruno/cli versions installed between 00:21 UTC and 03:30 UTC on March 31, 2026 Description A supply chain attack involving compromised versions of the axios npm package introduced a hidden dependency deploying a cross-platform Remote Acces...

CERT-UA Impersonation Campaign Spread AGEWHEEZE Malware to 1 Million Emails

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has disclosed details of a new phishing campaign in which the cybersecurity agency itself was impersonated to distribute a remote administration tool known as AGEWHEEZE. As part of the attacks, the threat actors, tracked as UAC-0255 , sent...

Axios supply chain attack chops away at npm trust

Researchers found that compromised Axios versions installed a Remote Access Trojan. Axios is a promise-based HTTP Client for node.js, basically a helper tool that developers use behind the scenes to let apps talk to the internet. For example, Axios makes requests such as “get my messages from the...

Embedded Malicious Code

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Embedded Malicious Code that conceals a cross-platform remote access trojan by injecting a hidden dependency named plain-crypto-js. RAT Behavior The injected plain-crypto-js dependency automatically executes an obfuscated postinstall...

Embedded Malicious Code

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Embedded Malicious Code that conceals a cross-platform remote access trojan by injecting a hidden dependency named plain-crypto-js. RAT Behavior The injected plain-crypto-js dependency automatically executes an obfuscated postinstall...

MAL-2026-2307 Malicious code in axios (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 503284900929e333b801f9f47419a2b4c21e4022d13a03fc14e4b5390767a51d The package axios was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware bcd851213ecf0f8dc58fe88d79b3d19a59388272b2426097de7edc4c53df5d9e Any...

Embedded Malicious Code

Overview axios is a promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Embedded Malicious Code that conceals a cross-platform remote access trojan RAT and whose content was removed from the official package manager. A malicious actor...

MAL-2026-2306 Malicious code in plain-crypto-js (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector f18d90df82216aedaaeca02607816457cfe0df4bc89bf292a4d7f3549e912d8c The package plain-crypto-js was found to contain malicious code. Source: ghsa-malware 4dfdc3dd18fb6fe824f34c663d26a2f7225e65a4b858a6f3ed6620a7a725c86...

Node.js Module plain-crypto-js 4.2.1 installed

The package was confirmed by Socket as malicious and should be removed from the system. The malicious package deploys a multi-stage payload, including a remote access trojan RAT capable of executing arbitrary commands, exfiltrating system data, and persisting on infected machines. Note that Nessu...

Axios NPM Package Compromised: Supply Chain Attack Hits JavaScript HTTP Client with 100M+ Weekly Downloads

A supply chain attack hit Axios when attackers used stolen npm credentials to publish malicious versions containing a phantom dependency. This triggered a cross-platform RAT during installation and replaced its files with clean decoys, making detection challenging...