SiliconANGLE

Hackers compromise popular Axios Javascript library with hidden malware

The widely used Axios HTTP client library, a JavaScript component used by developers, was recently hacked to distribute malware via a compromised account. Attackers exploited a hijacked account on npm ...
VentureBeat

Hackers slipped a trojan into the code library behind most of the internet. Your team is probably affected

Attackers stole a long-lived npm access token belonging to the lead maintainer of axios, the most popular HTTP client library in JavaScript, and used it to publish two poisoned versions that install a ...
TechCrunch

North Korean hackers blamed for hijacking popular Axios open source project to spread malware

A suspected North Korean hacker has hijacked and modified a popular open source software development tool to deliver malware that could put millions of developers at risk of being compromised. On ...
Dark Reading

Axios NPM Package Compromised in Precision Attack

The Axios JavaScript NPM package was recently compromised, representing one of the highest impact supply chain attacks against the open source development ecosystem in recent months. Axios is the most ...
GIGAZINE

Google has identified North Korean hacker group 'UNC1069' as the perpetrators of a supply chain attack against the open-source Axios.

Google's security researchers have submitted a report investigating the Axios JavaScript library's supply chain attack that resulted in the installation of a remote access Trojan. Google has concluded ...