UPDATE: Google accused North Korean government hackers of being behind the supply chain attack against Axios.
“North Korean hackers have deep experience with supply chain attacks, which they’ve historically used to steal cryptocurrency. The full breadth of this incident is still unclear, but given the popularity of the compromised package, we expect it will have far reaching impacts,” said Google's John Hultquist.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/hacker-hijacks-axios-open-source-project-used-by-millions-to-push-malware/
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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