On September 15, the Node Package Manager (NPM) repository experienced an ongoing supply chain attack, in which the attackers executed a highly targeted phishing campaign to compromise the account of an NPM package maintainer.
With privileged access, the attackers injected malicious code into widely used JavaScript packages, threatening the entire software ecosystem. Notably, the attack has disrupted several key NPM packages, including those integral to application development and cryptography. According to StepSecurity, the malicious actors behind this incident used similar techniques with the Nx supply chain attack last month. As of September 16, researchers at Socket have already identified close to 500 impacted NPM packages.
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Source: Trend Micro
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