Hacker hijacks Axios open-source project, used by millions, to push malware

A hacker inserted malware in Axios, an open-source web tool downloaded tens of millions of times weekly, in a widespread hack.

Hackers slipped a trojan into the code library behind most of the internet. Your team is probably affected

Attackers stole a long-lived npm token from the lead axios maintainer and published two poisoned versions that drop a cross-platform RAT. Axios sits in 80% of cloud environments. Huntress confirmed infections within 89 seconds.

Securing the Code Factory: Why SDLC Infrastructure Has Become a Core Cloud Risk

For years, software security focused on the final product: the code that ships. Today, attackers are increasingly targeting the systems that build the software itself.

ActiveState Launches Curated Catalogs to Neutralize Security Risks in AI-Generated Code

New private repository secures the AI-driven development boom by grounding LLMs in a library of 79 million vetted, rebuilt-from-source components VANCOUVER, BC, March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ActiveState,
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Forgetfulino Puts Back Up Of Source Inside The Binary

How often have you pulled out old MCU-based project that still works fine, but you have no idea where the original source code has gone? Having the binary image and the source code as separate
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Future of brain-inspired AI as Python code library passes major milestone

An open source code library for brain-inspired deep learning, called 'snnTorch,' has surpassed 100,000 downloads and is used in a wide variety of projects. A new paper details the code and offers a perspective on the future of the field. Four years ago, UC ...