The Axios npm supply chain incident: fake dependency, real backdoor
On March 31, 2026, two malicious Axios versions (1.14.1 and 0.30.4) were briefly published to npm via a compromised maintainer account. The only change performed was the addition of a trojanized dependency, whose postinstall script deployed a cross‑platform RAT (for macOS, Windows, and Linux). Although the Axios packages were removed within hours, multiple hits were…
