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Bitwarden CLI Compromised in Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain Campaign
Bitwarden CLI 2026.4.0 was compromised in the Checkmarx supply chain campaign after attackers abused a GitHub Action in Bitwarden’s CI/CD pipeline.
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groove-dev
0.17.5
by groove-ai
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This fragment implements the core mechanics of a WebSocket-based interactive terminal/session controller: it dynamically selects a shell/interpreter, forwards client-controlled input directly into a spawned process stdin, and streams resulting output/errors back over the network. That is a high-risk remote command execution pattern consistent with backdoors/remote shells unless tightly access-controlled and strongly sandboxed elsewhere. No explicit obfuscation is present in the shown code, and there is no direct evidence of credential theft in this fragment, but the capability itself is very dangerous.
patientenapp
3.3.1563
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is designed to collect sensitive system information and transmit it to an external server using obfuscated methods. This behavior is indicative of malicious activity, specifically data exfiltration.
Live on npm for 24 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
yxspkg
6.6.0
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The fragment is an opaque, binary/packed payload or heavily obfuscated content that cannot be reliably analyzed statically. While this alone does not prove malicious intent, it signals high risk and warrants isolation, request for a readable source or deobfuscated form, and controlled dynamic analysis to determine any harmful behavior or data leakage potential.
tensorkube
0.0.91
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This template itself is not obfuscated and contains no direct data-exfiltration code, but it provisions a Lambda with broad, potentially destructive privileges (IAM deletion/modify, ECR deletion, CloudFormation DeleteStack, EFS deletion, S3 delete, EC2 security group deletion). The template configures automatic invocation of that Lambda to delete ECR images as part of stack operations. If the referenced Lambda image is untrusted or compromised, these permissions could be abused to cause substantial account-wide damage. Recommend treating this as high-risk from a privilege perspective: audit and pin the Lambda image, restrict IAM policies to least privilege (avoid Resource:"*"), and require manual approval for destructive teardown actions.
ravstack
18.0.2
by ravproject.dev
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code fragment implements an obfuscated, command-executing OS bridge that performs more than monitoring: it can capture the screen, access/copy the clipboard, scan WiFi/network identifiers, terminate/target browser processes, and execute disruptive system/power actions including scheduled-task creation. The combination of sensitive-data capture plus direct host control and persistence-like behavior indicates a strong malicious/spyware/remote-agent risk. Treat the package as highly dangerous and unsuitable for inclusion without strong isolation and full-code review (especially for any network exfiltration not shown here).
pinokiod
3.9.25
by cocktailpeanut
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The SweetAlert2 library code is mostly benign and serves as a UI modal dialog tool. However, it contains a suspicious and potentially malicious snippet that targets Russian users on certain domains to play an unsolicited audio prank, disabling pointer events and potentially disrupting user interaction. This behavior is unexpected and should be considered a moderate security risk and potential malware. The rest of the code shows no signs of malicious intent. The provided reports were invalid and unhelpful. Users should be cautious about this version of the library due to the embedded prank behavior.
@cr0wst/rsnoop
1.0.0
by cr0wst
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code presents significant security risks due to its functionality of snooping on RabbitMQ exchanges, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data. The potential for misuse warrants a high malware and risk score.
downcity
1.0.467
by wangenius
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is high-risk because it contains an explicit HTTP-driven pathway to execute shell commands using a request-supplied command (even though execution time is clamped). Additionally, it implements a broad /api/* proxy that forwards raw requests to an upstream URL derived from agent selection. If strict authentication/authorization, command allowlisting/sanitization, and tightly constrained upstream URL construction/forwarding are not enforced in the referenced handlers, this effectively provides remote control-plane capabilities with potential for RCE and proxy abuse.
py-solana-cli
1.3
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This code intentionally reads a local Solana keypair file (defaulting to C:\\solana\\keypair.json or a user-supplied path) and uploads it to a hard-coded Telegram bot/chat. The presence of clear-text bot credentials and a direct requests.post of the file indicate deliberate credential theft/data exfiltration. The package should be treated as malicious: do not run it, rotate any exposed keys, and remove the package from systems where it executed.
torchmonarch-nightly
2025.10.19
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module is functionally a supervisor that uses pickle-based serialization over ZeroMQ. The code contains high-risk unsafe deserialization: it accepts pickle-formatted data from sockets (recv_multipart / recv_pyobj) and unpickles it without validation, then performs dynamic dispatch based on untrusted data. The temporary monkey-patch of torch.storage._load_from_bytes inside pickle_loads increases the attack surface for malicious payloads that embed torch storage objects. There are no authentication or integrity checks on incoming messages. Therefore the code is unsafe to use in untrusted-network environments: an attacker who can send messages to the supervisor sockets (or control SUPERVISOR_PIPE/SUPERVISOR_IDENT) can achieve remote code execution. No other explicit exfiltration, cryptomining, or backdoor code is present in this fragment, but the deserialization pattern makes arbitrary malicious behavior possible.
elf-stats-silvered-bow-679
1.0.0
by niwdee
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This postinstall hook executes local JavaScript during installation. Without inspecting index.js, this is high risk: it may perform data exfiltration, install additional code, modify the system, or run arbitrary commands. Treat this as suspicious; inspect the contents of index.js before installing or avoid installing the package in sensitive environments.
mtmai
0.3.1332
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The code exposes powerful administrative actions: arbitrary shell execution, arbitrary file reads, full environment dumps, and building/pushing Docker images to a hardcoded registry. These are not obfuscated but are high-risk capabilities that can be abused for data exfiltration, remote code execution, and supply-chain leakage if the superuser authentication is compromised or misconfigured. The presence of a hardcoded remote image name for docker push is suspicious for unintended outbound artifact exfiltration. Recommendation: avoid including these endpoints in public packages or ensure strict, auditable authentication and input validation; remove hardcoded push targets and avoid returning full environment variables or arbitrary file contents.
monolith-twirp-copilotapi-chat
1.0.53
by Nick Quaranto
Live on rubygems
Blocked by Socket
This Ruby file implements an automated data-exfiltration payload that activates as soon as the module is loaded. It gathers the current username (ENV['USER'], ENV['USERNAME'] or `whoami`), machine hostname (Socket.gethostname), and the file's absolute path (File.expand_path(__FILE__)). Each value is hex-encoded and split into chunks to conform to DNS label length limits. A target domain is constructed in the pattern: a<username_hex>.a<hostname_hex>.a<filepath_hex>.furb[.]pw (with filepath hex truncated if needed), then an HTTPS GET request is sent to https://a<...>.furb[.]pw/. The code executes automatically when loaded as a module (unless __FILE__ == $0), making it a supply chain attack vector. No opt-in or legitimate use case exists. This behavior is unambiguously malicious, leveraging DNS/HTTPS for covert reconnaissance and unauthorized data exfiltration.
esm.dev
2.0.7
by johngeorgewright
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code automates an interactive npm login using hardcoded credentials, introducing significant security risks (credential leakage, abuse, backdoor-like behavior) and fragile behavior. Remove hardcoded credentials, avoid non-interactive login automation, and adopt secure authentication methods (e.g., environment-based secrets, npm tokens, or CI secrets with proper access controls). Implement robust error handling and validate registry before attempting login.
oujec.assigs
1.2.0
by 17b4a931
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This code poses a serious security risk and should not be used.
Live on npm for 2 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
win32library.pieroviano
1.0.0.28
by Piero Viano
Live on nuget
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits strong indicators of obfuscation and high-risk capabilities (process control, network share management, registry ACL changes, and runtime payload decryption). Although legitimate admin tooling cannot be ruled out, the combination of runtime- decrypting payloads, broad system access, and covert I/O redirection constitutes a credible risk of malicious behavior or backdoor-like potential, especially in a supply-chain context. Recommend treating this as a high-risk component requiring sandboxed testing, full behavioral analysis, and, if possible, removal or strict access controls before deployment in open-source or client-facing packages.
muaddib-scanner
2.2.14
by dnszlsk
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This package is malicious: its postinstall hook executes index.js on install and the package description explicitly identifies it as a Discord webhook credential-exfiltration sample. Installing this package will very likely cause sensitive data to be collected and sent to an attacker-controlled webhook and therefore presents a high risk of data exfiltration and compromise.
slg-dev-ops
1.21.10
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This script contains high-risk operations and insecure practices. The most serious issue is copying the local private SSH key to the remote host, which is credential exfiltration and allows the remote host to impersonate the local user elsewhere. Additionally, interpolating passwords and other inputs into shell commands (subprocess.run with shell=True) creates shell injection and credential leakage risks. The code as given contains undefined variables and would not run as-is, but its intent is concerning. Treat this code as dangerous: do not run it with real keys or against untrusted hosts; review and remove any copying of private keys and replace unsafe sudo/password handling and shell interpolation with secure alternatives (use ssh-copy-id for public keys, use ssh-agent or proper key management, avoid echoing passwords, avoid shell=True or properly escape inputs).
tgpski/skeptic
29a54baeb6e1e934d3b191c646e42359b8c8751b
Live on actions
Blocked by Socket
This fragment is a strong secret-harvesting probe: it attempts to read multiple high-value credential/config files from standard developer locations (AWS/GCP credentials, SSH private key, npm/Docker auth, and .env) while suppressing errors to avoid noisy failures. Because the snippet ends before showing what happens to the read data, actual exfiltration is not confirmed here, but the intent and targeting pattern present a significant supply-chain security concern and warrants full-module review for any transmission or misuse of `content`.
fca-test
20.0.8
by johnlester-umaru
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code includes a piece of obfuscated JavaScript that employs an eval function, which is suspicious and indicative of potential malicious intent, especially considering the unnecessary complexity. There is also an attempt to handle errors in a way that seems to suggest awareness of code tampering, which is not a common practice in benign code.
Live on npm for 3 hours and 14 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
ire-preview
3.2.35
by esaia
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This front-end module contains a critical sink: it executes arbitrary JavaScript from data-driven tooltip actions via eval(actionData.script). If the action/script payload can be influenced through compromised configuration/data (e.g., via CMS/API/supply-chain), it provides immediate client-side arbitrary code execution. Additionally, it opens and links to external URLs and loads images using store-provided URL strings without visible allowlisting/sanitization in this module, increasing phishing/tabnabbing and untrusted navigation/resource risks.
@swiggy-private/js-utils
99999999.10004.9999
by webbdays
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits behavior typical of malware by collecting and transmitting sensitive system information to an external server without user consent. This poses a significant security risk.
groove-dev
0.17.5
by groove-ai
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This fragment implements the core mechanics of a WebSocket-based interactive terminal/session controller: it dynamically selects a shell/interpreter, forwards client-controlled input directly into a spawned process stdin, and streams resulting output/errors back over the network. That is a high-risk remote command execution pattern consistent with backdoors/remote shells unless tightly access-controlled and strongly sandboxed elsewhere. No explicit obfuscation is present in the shown code, and there is no direct evidence of credential theft in this fragment, but the capability itself is very dangerous.
patientenapp
3.3.1563
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code is designed to collect sensitive system information and transmit it to an external server using obfuscated methods. This behavior is indicative of malicious activity, specifically data exfiltration.
Live on npm for 24 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
yxspkg
6.6.0
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The fragment is an opaque, binary/packed payload or heavily obfuscated content that cannot be reliably analyzed statically. While this alone does not prove malicious intent, it signals high risk and warrants isolation, request for a readable source or deobfuscated form, and controlled dynamic analysis to determine any harmful behavior or data leakage potential.
tensorkube
0.0.91
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This template itself is not obfuscated and contains no direct data-exfiltration code, but it provisions a Lambda with broad, potentially destructive privileges (IAM deletion/modify, ECR deletion, CloudFormation DeleteStack, EFS deletion, S3 delete, EC2 security group deletion). The template configures automatic invocation of that Lambda to delete ECR images as part of stack operations. If the referenced Lambda image is untrusted or compromised, these permissions could be abused to cause substantial account-wide damage. Recommend treating this as high-risk from a privilege perspective: audit and pin the Lambda image, restrict IAM policies to least privilege (avoid Resource:"*"), and require manual approval for destructive teardown actions.
ravstack
18.0.2
by ravproject.dev
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This code fragment implements an obfuscated, command-executing OS bridge that performs more than monitoring: it can capture the screen, access/copy the clipboard, scan WiFi/network identifiers, terminate/target browser processes, and execute disruptive system/power actions including scheduled-task creation. The combination of sensitive-data capture plus direct host control and persistence-like behavior indicates a strong malicious/spyware/remote-agent risk. Treat the package as highly dangerous and unsuitable for inclusion without strong isolation and full-code review (especially for any network exfiltration not shown here).
pinokiod
3.9.25
by cocktailpeanut
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The SweetAlert2 library code is mostly benign and serves as a UI modal dialog tool. However, it contains a suspicious and potentially malicious snippet that targets Russian users on certain domains to play an unsolicited audio prank, disabling pointer events and potentially disrupting user interaction. This behavior is unexpected and should be considered a moderate security risk and potential malware. The rest of the code shows no signs of malicious intent. The provided reports were invalid and unhelpful. Users should be cautious about this version of the library due to the embedded prank behavior.
@cr0wst/rsnoop
1.0.0
by cr0wst
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code presents significant security risks due to its functionality of snooping on RabbitMQ exchanges, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data. The potential for misuse warrants a high malware and risk score.
downcity
1.0.467
by wangenius
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This module is high-risk because it contains an explicit HTTP-driven pathway to execute shell commands using a request-supplied command (even though execution time is clamped). Additionally, it implements a broad /api/* proxy that forwards raw requests to an upstream URL derived from agent selection. If strict authentication/authorization, command allowlisting/sanitization, and tightly constrained upstream URL construction/forwarding are not enforced in the referenced handlers, this effectively provides remote control-plane capabilities with potential for RCE and proxy abuse.
py-solana-cli
1.3
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This code intentionally reads a local Solana keypair file (defaulting to C:\\solana\\keypair.json or a user-supplied path) and uploads it to a hard-coded Telegram bot/chat. The presence of clear-text bot credentials and a direct requests.post of the file indicate deliberate credential theft/data exfiltration. The package should be treated as malicious: do not run it, rotate any exposed keys, and remove the package from systems where it executed.
torchmonarch-nightly
2025.10.19
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This module is functionally a supervisor that uses pickle-based serialization over ZeroMQ. The code contains high-risk unsafe deserialization: it accepts pickle-formatted data from sockets (recv_multipart / recv_pyobj) and unpickles it without validation, then performs dynamic dispatch based on untrusted data. The temporary monkey-patch of torch.storage._load_from_bytes inside pickle_loads increases the attack surface for malicious payloads that embed torch storage objects. There are no authentication or integrity checks on incoming messages. Therefore the code is unsafe to use in untrusted-network environments: an attacker who can send messages to the supervisor sockets (or control SUPERVISOR_PIPE/SUPERVISOR_IDENT) can achieve remote code execution. No other explicit exfiltration, cryptomining, or backdoor code is present in this fragment, but the deserialization pattern makes arbitrary malicious behavior possible.
elf-stats-silvered-bow-679
1.0.0
by niwdee
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This postinstall hook executes local JavaScript during installation. Without inspecting index.js, this is high risk: it may perform data exfiltration, install additional code, modify the system, or run arbitrary commands. Treat this as suspicious; inspect the contents of index.js before installing or avoid installing the package in sensitive environments.
mtmai
0.3.1332
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
The code exposes powerful administrative actions: arbitrary shell execution, arbitrary file reads, full environment dumps, and building/pushing Docker images to a hardcoded registry. These are not obfuscated but are high-risk capabilities that can be abused for data exfiltration, remote code execution, and supply-chain leakage if the superuser authentication is compromised or misconfigured. The presence of a hardcoded remote image name for docker push is suspicious for unintended outbound artifact exfiltration. Recommendation: avoid including these endpoints in public packages or ensure strict, auditable authentication and input validation; remove hardcoded push targets and avoid returning full environment variables or arbitrary file contents.
monolith-twirp-copilotapi-chat
1.0.53
by Nick Quaranto
Live on rubygems
Blocked by Socket
This Ruby file implements an automated data-exfiltration payload that activates as soon as the module is loaded. It gathers the current username (ENV['USER'], ENV['USERNAME'] or `whoami`), machine hostname (Socket.gethostname), and the file's absolute path (File.expand_path(__FILE__)). Each value is hex-encoded and split into chunks to conform to DNS label length limits. A target domain is constructed in the pattern: a<username_hex>.a<hostname_hex>.a<filepath_hex>.furb[.]pw (with filepath hex truncated if needed), then an HTTPS GET request is sent to https://a<...>.furb[.]pw/. The code executes automatically when loaded as a module (unless __FILE__ == $0), making it a supply chain attack vector. No opt-in or legitimate use case exists. This behavior is unambiguously malicious, leveraging DNS/HTTPS for covert reconnaissance and unauthorized data exfiltration.
esm.dev
2.0.7
by johngeorgewright
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code automates an interactive npm login using hardcoded credentials, introducing significant security risks (credential leakage, abuse, backdoor-like behavior) and fragile behavior. Remove hardcoded credentials, avoid non-interactive login automation, and adopt secure authentication methods (e.g., environment-based secrets, npm tokens, or CI secrets with proper access controls). Implement robust error handling and validate registry before attempting login.
oujec.assigs
1.2.0
by 17b4a931
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
This code poses a serious security risk and should not be used.
Live on npm for 2 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
win32library.pieroviano
1.0.0.28
by Piero Viano
Live on nuget
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits strong indicators of obfuscation and high-risk capabilities (process control, network share management, registry ACL changes, and runtime payload decryption). Although legitimate admin tooling cannot be ruled out, the combination of runtime- decrypting payloads, broad system access, and covert I/O redirection constitutes a credible risk of malicious behavior or backdoor-like potential, especially in a supply-chain context. Recommend treating this as a high-risk component requiring sandboxed testing, full behavioral analysis, and, if possible, removal or strict access controls before deployment in open-source or client-facing packages.
muaddib-scanner
2.2.14
by dnszlsk
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This package is malicious: its postinstall hook executes index.js on install and the package description explicitly identifies it as a Discord webhook credential-exfiltration sample. Installing this package will very likely cause sensitive data to be collected and sent to an attacker-controlled webhook and therefore presents a high risk of data exfiltration and compromise.
slg-dev-ops
1.21.10
Live on pypi
Blocked by Socket
This script contains high-risk operations and insecure practices. The most serious issue is copying the local private SSH key to the remote host, which is credential exfiltration and allows the remote host to impersonate the local user elsewhere. Additionally, interpolating passwords and other inputs into shell commands (subprocess.run with shell=True) creates shell injection and credential leakage risks. The code as given contains undefined variables and would not run as-is, but its intent is concerning. Treat this code as dangerous: do not run it with real keys or against untrusted hosts; review and remove any copying of private keys and replace unsafe sudo/password handling and shell interpolation with secure alternatives (use ssh-copy-id for public keys, use ssh-agent or proper key management, avoid echoing passwords, avoid shell=True or properly escape inputs).
tgpski/skeptic
29a54baeb6e1e934d3b191c646e42359b8c8751b
Live on actions
Blocked by Socket
This fragment is a strong secret-harvesting probe: it attempts to read multiple high-value credential/config files from standard developer locations (AWS/GCP credentials, SSH private key, npm/Docker auth, and .env) while suppressing errors to avoid noisy failures. Because the snippet ends before showing what happens to the read data, actual exfiltration is not confirmed here, but the intent and targeting pattern present a significant supply-chain security concern and warrants full-module review for any transmission or misuse of `content`.
fca-test
20.0.8
by johnlester-umaru
Removed from npm
Blocked by Socket
The code includes a piece of obfuscated JavaScript that employs an eval function, which is suspicious and indicative of potential malicious intent, especially considering the unnecessary complexity. There is also an attempt to handle errors in a way that seems to suggest awareness of code tampering, which is not a common practice in benign code.
Live on npm for 3 hours and 14 minutes before removal. Socket users were protected even while the package was live.
ire-preview
3.2.35
by esaia
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
This front-end module contains a critical sink: it executes arbitrary JavaScript from data-driven tooltip actions via eval(actionData.script). If the action/script payload can be influenced through compromised configuration/data (e.g., via CMS/API/supply-chain), it provides immediate client-side arbitrary code execution. Additionally, it opens and links to external URLs and loads images using store-provided URL strings without visible allowlisting/sanitization in this module, increasing phishing/tabnabbing and untrusted navigation/resource risks.
@swiggy-private/js-utils
99999999.10004.9999
by webbdays
Live on npm
Blocked by Socket
The code exhibits behavior typical of malware by collecting and transmitting sensitive system information to an external server without user consent. This poses a significant security risk.
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.
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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

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.

Scott Roberts
CISO at UiPath
As a happy Socket customer, I've been impressed with how quickly they are adding value to the product, this move is a great step!

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. Check them out and follow Feross Aboukhadijeh to see more updates coming from them in the future.

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.

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 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!
Questions? Call us at (844) SOCKET-0
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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.
Nov 23, 2025
Shai Hulud v2
Shai Hulud v2 campaign: preinstall script (setup_bun.js) and loader (setup_bin.js) that installs/locates Bun and executes an obfuscated bundled malicious script (bun_environment.js) with suppressed output.
Nov 05, 2025
Elves on npm
A surge of auto-generated "elf-stats" npm packages is being published every two minutes from new accounts. These packages contain simple malware variants and are being rapidly removed by npm. At least 420 unique packages have been identified, often described as being generated every two minutes, with some mentioning a capture the flag challenge or test.
Jul 04, 2025
RubyGems Automation-Tool Infostealer
Since at least March 2023, a threat actor using multiple aliases uploaded 60 malicious gems to RubyGems that masquerade as automation tools (Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Telegram, WordPress, and Naver). The gems display a Korean Glimmer-DSL-LibUI login window, then exfiltrate the entered username/password and the host's MAC address via HTTP POST to threat actor-controlled infrastructure.
Mar 13, 2025
North Korea's Contagious Interview Campaign
Since late 2024, we have tracked hundreds of malicious npm packages and supporting infrastructure tied to North Korea's Contagious Interview operation, with tens of thousands of downloads targeting developers and tech job seekers. The threat actors run a factory-style playbook: recruiter lures and fake coding tests, polished GitHub templates, and typosquatted or deceptive dependencies that install or import into real projects.
Jul 23, 2024
Network Reconnaissance Campaign
A malicious npm supply chain attack that leveraged 60 packages across three disposable npm accounts to fingerprint developer workstations and CI/CD servers during installation. Each package embedded a compact postinstall script that collected hostnames, internal and external IP addresses, DNS resolvers, usernames, home and working directories, and package metadata, then exfiltrated this data as a JSON blob to a hardcoded Discord webhook.
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Bitwarden CLI 2026.4.0 was compromised in the Checkmarx supply chain campaign after attackers abused a GitHub Action in Bitwarden’s CI/CD pipeline.

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Docker and Socket have uncovered malicious Checkmarx KICS images and suspicious code extension releases in a broader supply chain compromise.

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