Software Supply Chain Security
RubyGems strong_password malicious version RCE
In 2019, attackers hijacked the strong_password RubyGems account and shipped a backdoored v0.0.7 that let them eval() code in production Rails apps.
Jul 2, 20267 min read
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Understanding dependency confusion via npm package aliasing
npm's `npm:` alias syntax lets a trusted-looking dependency name resolve to attacker-controlled code — here's how that becomes dependency confusion, and how to detect it.
Jul 1, 20267 min read
Software Supply Chain Security
GitHub repo confusion and malware repositories
Fake GitHub repos with forged stars and AI-written READMEs are stealing crypto and credentials. Here's how repo confusion attacks actually work.
Jul 1, 20267 min read
Software Supply Chain Security
Software supply chain attack statistics and trends report
Software supply chain attacks keep climbing year over year. Here are the stats, incidents, and trends security teams need to know in 2026.
Jul 1, 20268 min read
Software Supply Chain Security
Laravel Lang supply chain advisory
A leaked PAT let attackers rewrite 700+ git tags across four Laravel-Lang packages, planting a credential stealer that ran on every PHP request.
Jul 1, 20267 min read
Software Supply Chain Security
A forgotten contributor account compromised the Mastra npm scope
A dormant npm account with unrevoked publish rights let attackers trojanize 144 @mastra packages in 88 minutes, dropping a crypto-wallet RAT tied to Sapphire Sleet.
Jun 30, 20266 min read
Software Supply Chain Security
Clinejection: prompt injection turns AI coding bot into supply chain attack
A prompt-injected GitHub issue title hijacked Cline's AI triage bot, poisoned its build cache, and pushed a malicious npm release to 4,000 developers.
Jun 30, 20267 min read
Software Supply Chain Security
ESLint config-prettier maintainer npm account compromise
A phished maintainer account turned eslint-config-prettier and four sibling npm packages into a malicious install-time payload — here's what happened and how to check exposure.
Jun 29, 20266 min read
Software Supply Chain Security
Understanding the software supply chain attack surface
SolarWinds, Log4Shell, and XZ Utils show the software supply chain attack surface is bigger than any single scan. Here's how to actually map and shrink it.
Jun 29, 20267 min read
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