Quickly evaluate the security and health of any open source package.
ext-frontend-identity
7.1.1-develop.9
by chiku099
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits behavior consistent with data exfiltration malware, targeting sensitive user and system information without consent, and transmitting it to a suspicious remote server. It poses a severe security risk and should not be used.
Live on npm for 41 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
azure-accessplatform-windows-gpu
0.0.1-security
by npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in azure-accessplatform-windows-gpu (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (d52dfa43f0e7e14be55e44d82af2cdd599adc6519fdc9f32471a93c8a8c3528d) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
attacker_present_helloworld
10.42.0
by andr0idp4r4n0id
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in attacker_present_helloworld (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (9129d8a2299c74952dd32fde1d04f17434b86d0ac21e4ec06d5bedd681db53b0) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 11 hours and 2 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
appetize-cli
1.0.0
by pastaga1
Removed from PyPI
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in appetize-cli (PyPI)
Live on PyPI for 12 hours and 7 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
eva.io-docker
999.9.0
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in eva.io-docker (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (5bce1cda6e20d7f451f3363f7baac88a42f37a598bb77cde0c51200f1fae421c) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 2 hours and 12 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
wp-calypso
18.13.0
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in wp-calypso (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (ffe275ec8694537c40cb3d3b6a16086df95b5f18e98b1f50c06cb319d0ca5ec4) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
benjimain
26.0.0
by benjiamin911
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script modifies the npm prefix to /tmp/ which may lead to conflicts with other packages. Additionally, running a postinstall script without knowing its contents could pose a security risk.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 29 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
iotspaces
0.0.1-security.393
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in iotspaces (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (9970a85e392d19fadb494f447fb64a18f6c0d9b7205100d66c0e9c39ec5a75ac) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 8 hours and 37 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
brave-core
1.77.5
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in brave-core (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (64124298f67bb4effd7c57f151d40e754666278b542f85d9f4f78b80309c5201) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
pasrsw5
0.0.1-security
by npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in pasrsw5 (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (7076633f6a0d43c3c736ce7433d57e1599e90b3ba2e001df88cc68763d23228b) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
githubnpmrce1
1.0.0
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in githubnpmrce1 (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (38d11bfb1dacfd47a980ff0d5ae016db95872f523824688460dba82218afce51) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 16 hours and 54 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@tinkoff-react-bui/utils
7.8207.0
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in @tinkoff-react-bui/utils (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (24f7ab4d7d2586559c337934afd7370495bfad3915fbdc7ce528c06666a8101b) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
payment-react-native
3.0.1
by rahulbgcrowd
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script collects package information, directory path, and home directory, then sends it to an external server using an HTTP request.
Live on npm for 20 hours before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@azure-tests/perf-monitor-query
0.0.1-security.0
by npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in @azure-tests/perf-monitor-query (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (4d981d0c3bc3f93b7f2392e2029a93af9784e57dcdc6043ac18ff97dac615b16) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
rg-engineering
1.12.0
by ethical-sec-research
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in rg-engineering (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (b8a81fe86fbd180749739291f89ef2bdf0c40ad84604650692b3e661db6b0eb1) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 18 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
lunasec-go-monorepo
1.0.0
by tyfd787r
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits clear malicious behavior by collecting and transmitting sensitive user data to a remote server without consent. This poses a significant security risk and should be treated as a serious threat.
arm-storagesync
99.10.9
by xs1nq776
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits potential malicious behavior with data exfiltration and tracking activities, posing a significant security risk. It should be further investigated and potentially removed.
Live on npm for 3 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
bv-framework-sites
4.0.2
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in bv-framework-sites (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (985ac2de353ac2ba763253a91033deba10e0f1d874b1c194fcc3691a914d0ffb) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 5 hours and 23 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
bfx-facs-graylog
0.0.1-security.4
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in bfx-facs-graylog (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (1c827ea9bb1a85af6bce95ec512fdc282af7bf7d6d2a00174548b5d52c710d1e) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 22 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
inex-mixins
0.4.99
by georgy_borisov
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in inex-mixins (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (0441b5322382bad90fc767f0a7726707ad7b63c380f68b11ff619e326c5a3b32) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 17 hours and 13 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
flp_hk
1.1.1
by boja0
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits behavior consistent with data exfiltration, making DNS queries and HTTP requests to an external domain with system information. This is indicative of malicious intent.
Live on npm for 3 hours and 5 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
colorsss
0.0.1-security
by npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in colorsss (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (d2e968d7285cddad793c46e77a5a33bbd2f471415fce24a11f557f89e732170f) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
makeskill
3.0.0
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in makeskill (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (c2459bba19b2c8f5fdb14e3908138d3bc3fae9b776a2dfa382bdf6b1348808dd) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 8 hours before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
semantic-release-dependencies
9.0.0
by brezina32
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This script uses curl to send system and user information to a remote server (example[.]com). It captures partial /etc/passwd contents, hostname, current user credentials, and system kernel information. This exfiltration of sensitive data constitutes malicious activity.
Live on npm for 31 days, 20 hours and 29 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
fake_la
0.0.1-security
by npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in fake_la (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (6115a697edd681072d429283353ca14b8a082575473dd2edbf9145be9625bc48) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
ext-frontend-identity
7.1.1-develop.9
by chiku099
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits behavior consistent with data exfiltration malware, targeting sensitive user and system information without consent, and transmitting it to a suspicious remote server. It poses a severe security risk and should not be used.
Live on npm for 41 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
azure-accessplatform-windows-gpu
0.0.1-security
by npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in azure-accessplatform-windows-gpu (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (d52dfa43f0e7e14be55e44d82af2cdd599adc6519fdc9f32471a93c8a8c3528d) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
attacker_present_helloworld
10.42.0
by andr0idp4r4n0id
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in attacker_present_helloworld (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (9129d8a2299c74952dd32fde1d04f17434b86d0ac21e4ec06d5bedd681db53b0) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 11 hours and 2 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
appetize-cli
1.0.0
by pastaga1
Removed from PyPI
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in appetize-cli (PyPI)
Live on PyPI for 12 hours and 7 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
eva.io-docker
999.9.0
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in eva.io-docker (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (5bce1cda6e20d7f451f3363f7baac88a42f37a598bb77cde0c51200f1fae421c) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 2 hours and 12 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
wp-calypso
18.13.0
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in wp-calypso (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (ffe275ec8694537c40cb3d3b6a16086df95b5f18e98b1f50c06cb319d0ca5ec4) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
benjimain
26.0.0
by benjiamin911
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script modifies the npm prefix to /tmp/ which may lead to conflicts with other packages. Additionally, running a postinstall script without knowing its contents could pose a security risk.
Live on npm for 1 hour and 29 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
iotspaces
0.0.1-security.393
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in iotspaces (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (9970a85e392d19fadb494f447fb64a18f6c0d9b7205100d66c0e9c39ec5a75ac) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 8 hours and 37 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
brave-core
1.77.5
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in brave-core (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (64124298f67bb4effd7c57f151d40e754666278b542f85d9f4f78b80309c5201) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
pasrsw5
0.0.1-security
by npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in pasrsw5 (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (7076633f6a0d43c3c736ce7433d57e1599e90b3ba2e001df88cc68763d23228b) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
githubnpmrce1
1.0.0
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in githubnpmrce1 (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (38d11bfb1dacfd47a980ff0d5ae016db95872f523824688460dba82218afce51) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 16 hours and 54 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@tinkoff-react-bui/utils
7.8207.0
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in @tinkoff-react-bui/utils (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (24f7ab4d7d2586559c337934afd7370495bfad3915fbdc7ce528c06666a8101b) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
payment-react-native
3.0.1
by rahulbgcrowd
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The script collects package information, directory path, and home directory, then sends it to an external server using an HTTP request.
Live on npm for 20 hours before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
@azure-tests/perf-monitor-query
0.0.1-security.0
by npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in @azure-tests/perf-monitor-query (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (4d981d0c3bc3f93b7f2392e2029a93af9784e57dcdc6043ac18ff97dac615b16) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
rg-engineering
1.12.0
by ethical-sec-research
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in rg-engineering (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (b8a81fe86fbd180749739291f89ef2bdf0c40ad84604650692b3e661db6b0eb1) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 18 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
lunasec-go-monorepo
1.0.0
by tyfd787r
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits clear malicious behavior by collecting and transmitting sensitive user data to a remote server without consent. This poses a significant security risk and should be treated as a serious threat.
arm-storagesync
99.10.9
by xs1nq776
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits potential malicious behavior with data exfiltration and tracking activities, posing a significant security risk. It should be further investigated and potentially removed.
Live on npm for 3 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
bv-framework-sites
4.0.2
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in bv-framework-sites (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (985ac2de353ac2ba763253a91033deba10e0f1d874b1c194fcc3691a914d0ffb) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 5 hours and 23 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
bfx-facs-graylog
0.0.1-security.4
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in bfx-facs-graylog (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (1c827ea9bb1a85af6bce95ec512fdc282af7bf7d6d2a00174548b5d52c710d1e) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 22 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
inex-mixins
0.4.99
by georgy_borisov
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in inex-mixins (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (0441b5322382bad90fc767f0a7726707ad7b63c380f68b11ff619e326c5a3b32) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 17 hours and 13 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
flp_hk
1.1.1
by boja0
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits behavior consistent with data exfiltration, making DNS queries and HTTP requests to an external domain with system information. This is indicative of malicious intent.
Live on npm for 3 hours and 5 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
colorsss
0.0.1-security
by npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in colorsss (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (d2e968d7285cddad793c46e77a5a33bbd2f471415fce24a11f557f89e732170f) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
makeskill
3.0.0
by npm
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in makeskill (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (c2459bba19b2c8f5fdb14e3908138d3bc3fae9b776a2dfa382bdf6b1348808dd) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Live on npm for 8 hours before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
semantic-release-dependencies
9.0.0
by brezina32
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This script uses curl to send system and user information to a remote server (example[.]com). It captures partial /etc/passwd contents, hostname, current user credentials, and system kernel information. This exfiltration of sensitive data constitutes malicious activity.
Live on npm for 31 days, 20 hours and 29 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
fake_la
0.0.1-security
by npm
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
Malicious code in fake_la (npm) Source: ghsa-malware (6115a697edd681072d429283353ca14b8a082575473dd2edbf9145be9625bc48) Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Socket detects traditional vulnerabilities (CVEs) but goes beyond that to scan the actual code of dependencies for malicious behavior. It proactively detects and blocks 70+ signals of supply chain risk in open source code, for comprehensive protection.
Known malware
Possible typosquat attack
NPM Shrinkwrap
Git dependency
HTTP dependency
Suspicious Stars on GitHub
Protestware or potentially unwanted behavior
Unstable ownership
AI-detected potential malware
Obfuscated code
20 more alerts →
Bad dependency semver
Wildcard dependency
Unpopular package
Minified code
Socket optimized override available
Deprecated
Unmaintained
Critical CVE
High CVE
Medium CVE
Low CVE
Explicitly Unlicensed Item
License Policy Violation
Misc. License Issues
Non-permissive License
Ambiguous License Classifier
Copyleft License
Unidentified License
No License Found
License exception
Socket detects and blocks malicious dependencies, often within just minutes of them being published to public registries, making it the most effective tool for blocking zero-day supply chain attacks.
Socket is built by a team of prolific open source maintainers whose software is downloaded over 1 billion times per month. We understand how to build tools that developers love. But don’t take our word for it.
Nat Friedman
CEO at GitHub
Congrats to @feross and the hard-working team behind @SocketSecurity on today's launch!
Suz Hinton
Senior Software Engineer at Stripe
heck yes this is awesome!!! Congrats team 🎉👏
Matteo Collina
Node.js maintainer, Fastify lead maintainer
So awesome to see @SocketSecurity launch with a fresh approach! Excited to have supported the team from the early days.
DC Posch
Director of Technology at AppFolio, CTO at Dynasty
This is going to be super important, especially for crypto projects where a compromised dependency results in stolen user assets.
Luis Naranjo
Software Engineer at Microsoft
If software supply chain attacks through npm don't scare the shit out of you, you're not paying close enough attention.
@SocketSecurity sounds like an awesome product. I'll be using socket.dev instead of npmjs.org to browse npm packages going forward
Elena Nadolinski
Founder and CEO at Iron Fish
Huge congrats to @SocketSecurity! 🙌
Literally the only product that proactively detects signs of JS compromised packages.
Joe Previte
Engineering Team Lead at Coder
Congrats to @feross and the @SocketSecurity team on their seed funding! 🚀 It's been a big help for us at @CoderHQ and we appreciate what y'all are doing!
Josh Goldberg
Staff Developer at Codecademy
This is such a great idea & looks fantastic, congrats & good luck @feross + team!
The best security teams in the world use Socket to get visibility into supply chain risk, and to build a security feedback loop into the development process.
Yan Zhu
Head of Security at Brave, DEFCON, EFF, W3C
glad to hear some of the smartest people i know are working on (npm, etc.) supply chain security finally :). @SocketSecurity
Andrew Peterson
CEO and Co-Founder at Signal Sciences (acq. Fastly)
How do you track the validity of open source software libraries as they get updated? You're prob not. Check out @SocketSecurity and the updated tooling they launched.
Supply chain is a cluster in security as we all know and the tools from Socket are "duh" type tools to be implementing.
Zbyszek Tenerowicz
Senior Security Engineer at ConsenSys
socket.dev is getting more appealing by the hour
Devdatta Akhawe
Head of Security at Figma
The @SocketSecurity team is on fire! Amazing progress and I am exciting to see where they go next.
Ryan Noon
Founder & CEO at Material Security
The NPM ecosystem is a horrible horrible place and I'm glad you're doing something about it.
Sebastian Bensusan
Engineer Manager at Stripe
I find it surprising that we don't have _more_ supply chain attacks in software:
Imagine your airplane (the code running) was assembled (deployed) daily, with parts (dependencies) from internet strangers. How long until you get a bad part?
Excited for Socket to prevent this
Adam Baldwin
VP of Security at npm, Red Team at Auth0/Okta
Congrats to everyone at @SocketSecurity ❤️🤘🏻
Nico Waisman
CISO at Lyft
This is an area that I have personally been very focused on. As Nat Friedman said in the 2019 GitHub Universe keynote, Open Source won, and every time you add a new open source project you rely on someone else's code and you rely on the people that build it.
This is both exciting and problematic. You are bringing real risk into your organization, and I'm excited to see progress in the industry from OpenSSF scorecards and package analyzers to the company that Feross Aboukhadijeh is building!
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Attackers have taken notice of the opportunity to attack organizations through open source dependencies. Supply chain attacks rose a whopping 700% in the past year, with over 15,000 recorded attacks.
Dec 14, 2023
Hijacked cryptocurrency library adds malware
Widely-used library in cryptocurrency frontend was compromised to include wallet-draining code, following the hijacking of NPM account credentials via phishing.
Jan 06, 2022
Maintainer intentionally adds malware
Rogue maintainer sabotages his own open source package with 100M downloads/month, notably breaking Amazon's AWS SDK.
Nov 15, 2021
npm discovers a platform vulnerability allowing unauthorized publishing of any package
Attackers could publish new versions of any npm package without authorization for multiple years.
Oct 22, 2021
Hijacked package adds cryptominers and password-stealing malware
Multiple packages with 30M downloads/month are hijacked and publish malicious versions directly into the software supply chain.
Nov 26, 2018
Package hijacked adding organization specific backdoors
Obfuscated malware added to a dependency which targeted a single company, went undetected for over a week, and made it into their production build.
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