TeamPCP and BreachForums Launch $1,000 Contest for Supply Chain Attacks

Packagist urges PHP projects to update Composer after a GitHub token format change exposed some GitHub Actions tokens in CI logs.

GemStuffer abuses RubyGems as an exfiltration channel, packaging scraped UK council portal data into junk gems published from new accounts.

Socket was named to the Rising in Cyber 2026 list, recognizing 30 private cybersecurity startups selected by CISOs and security executives.

Socket detected 84 compromised TanStack npm package artifacts modified with suspected CI credential-stealing malware.

A dispute over fsnotify maintainer access set off supply chain alarms around one of Go’s most widely used filesystem libraries.

A critical vm2 sandbox escape can allow untrusted JavaScript to break isolation and execute commands on the host Node.js process.

Five malicious NuGet packages impersonate Chinese .NET libraries to deploy a stealer targeting browser credentials, crypto wallets, SSH keys, and local files.

pnpm 11 turns on a 1-day Minimum Release Age and blocks exotic subdeps by default, adding safeguards against fast-moving supply chain attacks.

The remediated findings include organization permission bugs, stale project access after transfers, OIDC replay edge cases, audit logging gaps, and an IDOR in API token deletion.

GitHub account BufferZoneCorp published sleeper packages that later added credential theft, GitHub Actions tampering, fake go wrappers, and SSH persistence.

Socket found a malicious Intercom PHP package on Packagist using Composer plugin execution to steal credentials and spread across ecosystems.

Compromised intercom-client@7.0.4 npm package is tied to the ongoing Mini Shai-Hulud worm attack targeting developer and CI/CD secrets.

Socket detected a malicious supply chain attack on PyPI package lightning versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3, which execute credential-stealing malware on import.

A brand-squatted TanStack npm package used postinstall scripts to steal .env files and exfiltrate developer secrets to an attacker-controlled endpoint.

Compromised SAP CAP npm packages download and execute unverified binaries, creating urgent supply chain risk for affected developers and CI/CD environments.

Socket has acquired Secure Annex to expand extension security across browsers, IDEs, and AI tools.

Socket is tracking cloned Open VSX extensions tied to GlassWorm, with several updated from benign-looking sleepers into malware delivery vehicles.

Reachability analysis for PHP is now available in experimental, helping teams identify which vulnerabilities are actually exploitable.

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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.

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

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Malicious Namastex.ai npm packages appear to replicate TeamPCP-style Canister Worm tradecraft, including exfiltration and self-propagation.

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Socket for Jira lets teams turn alerts into Jira tickets with manual creation, automated ticketing rules, and two-way sync.

Socket won two 2026 Reppy Awards from RepVue, ranking in the top 5% of all sales orgs. AE Alexandra Lister shares what it's like to grow a sales career here.

NIST will stop enriching most CVEs under a new risk-based model, narrowing the NVD's scope as vulnerability submissions continue to surge.

Socket is an initial recipient of OpenAI's Cybersecurity Grant Program, which commits $10M in API credits to defenders securing open source software.

Socket CEO Feross Aboukhadijeh joins 10 Minutes or Less, a podcast by Ali Rohde, to discuss the recent surge in open source supply chain attacks.

Campaign of 108 extensions harvests identities, steals sessions, and adds backdoors to browsers, all tied to the same C2 infrastructure.

OpenAI rotated macOS signing certificates after a malicious Axios package reached its CI pipeline in a broader software supply chain attack.

Open source is under attack because of how much value it creates. It has been the foundation of every major software innovation for the last three decades. This is not the time to walk away from it.

Socket CEO Feross Aboukhadijeh breaks down how North Korea hijacked Axios and what it means for the future of software supply chain security.

OpenSSF has issued a high-severity advisory warning open source developers of an active Slack-based campaign using impersonation to deliver malware.

Malicious packages published to npm, PyPI, Go Modules, crates.io, and Packagist impersonate developer tooling to fetch staged malware, steal credentials and wallets, and enable remote access.

Microsoft has released an open source toolkit for enforcing runtime security policies on AI agents as adoption accelerates faster than governance controls.

Multiple high-impact npm maintainers confirm they have been targeted in the same social engineering campaign that compromised Axios.

Axios compromise traced to social engineering, showing how attacks on maintainers can bypass controls and expose the broader software supply chain.

Node.js has paused its bug bounty program after funding ended, removing payouts for vulnerability reports but keeping its security process unchanged.

The Axios compromise shows how time-dependent dependency resolution makes exposure harder to detect and contain.

A supply chain attack on Axios introduced a malicious dependency, plain-crypto-js@4.2.1, published minutes earlier and absent from the project’s GitHub releases.

Malicious versions of the Telnyx Python SDK on PyPI delivered credential-stealing malware via a multi-stage supply chain attack.

TeamPCP is partnering with ransomware group Vect to turn open source supply chain attacks on tools like Trivy and LiteLLM into large-scale ransomware operations.

Widespread GitHub phishing campaign uses fake Visual Studio Code security alerts in Discussions to trick developers into visiting malicious website.

Five malicious npm packages typosquatting crypto libraries steal private keys via Telegram, targeting Solana and Ethereum developers, with active C2 infrastructure.

TeamPCP is targeting security tools across the OSS ecosystem, turning scanners and CI pipelines into infostealers to access enterprise secrets.

TypeScript 6.0 introduces new standard APIs, modern default settings, and deprecations as it prepares projects for the upcoming TypeScript 7.0 release.

Newly published Trivy Docker images (0.69.4, 0.69.5, and 0.69.6) were found to contain infostealer IOCs and were pushed to Docker Hub without corresponding GitHub releases.

The worm-enabled campaign hit @emilgroup and @teale.io, then used an ICP canister to deliver follow-on payloads.

Attackers compromised Trivy GitHub Actions by force-updating tags to deliver malware, exposing CI/CD secrets across affected pipelines.

ENISA’s new package manager advisory outlines the dependency security practices companies will need to demonstrate as the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act begins enforcing software supply chain requirements.

We identified over 20 additional malicious extensions, along with over 20 related sleeper extensions, some of which have already been weaponized.

TC39’s March 2026 meeting advanced eight ECMAScript proposals, including Temporal reaching Stage 4 and securing its place in the ECMAScript 2026 specification.

Since January 31, 2026, we identified at least 72 additional malicious Open VSX extensions, including transitive GlassWorm loader extensions targeting developers.

Six malicious Packagist packages posing as OphimCMS themes contain trojanized jQuery that exfiltrates URLs, injects ads, and loads FUNNULL-linked redirects.

The GCVE initiative operated by CIRCL has officially opened its publishing ecosystem, letting organizations issue and share vulnerability identifiers without routing through a central authority.