Microsoft

Mitigating the Axios npm supply chain compromise

On March 31, 2026, the popular HTTP client Axios experienced a supply chain attack, causing two newly published npm packages ...

Malware on npm: HTTP client axios loads backdoor for Windows, macOS, and Linux

The maintainer account for the axios package on npm was compromised to inject a remote access trojan for Windows, macOS, and ...
PCMag

Hacker Tries to Spread Malware to Millions by Hitting 'Axios NPM' Software

Axios functions as pre-built software that a developer can easily incorporate into a JavaScript project. However, a hacker ...

Google Explains Googlebot Byte Limits And Crawling Architecture

Google's Gary Illyes published a blog post explaining how Googlebot works as one client of a centralized crawling platform, ...

Hackers compromise Axios npm package to drop cross-platform malware

Hackers hijacked the npm account of the Axios package, a JavaScript HTTP client with 100M+ weekly downloads, to deliver ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

One of JavaScript's most popular libraries compromised by hackers

An attacker compromised the npm account of a lead Axios maintainer on March 30, and used it to publish two malicious versions ...

Hackers compromise popular Axios Javascript library with hidden malware

The widely used Axios HTTP client library, a JavaScript component used by developers, was recently hacked to distribute ...
Windows Report

Axios Hack Bypasses GitHub Protections and Installs Hidden Malware on Systems

The popular JavaScript HTTP client Axios has been compromised in a supply chain attack, exposing projects to malware through ...