May 20, 2026

How an npm Supply Chain Attack Poisoned 600 Packages

Over 600 software packages got poisoned in a single hour in the latest wave of the Shai-Hulud npm supply chain attack — and this time, the malware can forge the security badges developers trust to verify safe code. The npm supply chain attack represents a sharp escalation from a campaign that first emerged last September and has steadily grown more

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