Shai Hulud – NPM’s Latest Supply Chain Strikes Again 25K repo compromised and 425 new libraries, how to scan and recover 

TL;DR for engineering teams on Shai Hulud

Thanks to Daniel Pereira for the initial alert and Charlie Eriksen for the update 

  • Shai Hulud is not a one-off package takeover but a self-propagating npm worm that abuses maintainer accounts, GitHub Actions, and npm tokens.
  • The current view:
    • Confirmed compromised packages: 198
    • Potentially compromised packages: 410
    • Total in scope: 608
  • Scanner with compromised samples updated: https://github.com/Security-Phoenix-demo/Shai-Hulud-Hulud-Shai-npm-tinycolour-compromise-verifier/tree/main/test_variations
  • High-profile orgs affected now include @posthog, @ensdomains, @asyncapi, @postman, @zapier, @trigo, @actbase, and others.
  • The payload steals GitHub, npm, and cloud credentials, creates malicious GitHub Actions workflows, and republishes poisoned artifacts that fire on npm install.
  • Recovery is not “just patch the package.” You need to pin, proxy, rotate everything, rip out backdoor workflows, and triage via ASPM and reachability, or you will keep chasing ghosts.

Phoenix Security provides scanners, campaign-based filters, contextual deduplication, and reachability to shrink the blast radius into a focused, owned backlog.

Shai Hulud a new unique self-replicating worm hitting npm packages, changes the rules for anyone owning code, building pipelines, or running production workloads. Previous coverage: 

We believe this is could be the testing or beginning of the 3rd part of the attack so protecting yourself is key. 

Why this update matters

Shai Hulud started as yet another npm campaign focused on a handful of core utilities such as @ctrl/tinycolor. That phase is done. The fresh data shows something bigger and more systemic:

  • 608 package versions touched, either confirmed or strongly suspected.
  • A new wave hitting analytics, Web3, API tooling, integration platforms, and enterprise frameworks.
  • A spread across organizations that sit deep in modern engineering and platform stacks:
    • Analytics & product analytics: @posthog
    • Web3 infrastructure: @ensdomains
    • API design and tooling: @asyncapi, @postman
    • Integration and automation: @zapier
    • Frameworks and platforms: @trigo, @actbase, @quick-start-soft, @kvytech, @lessondesk, @orbitgtbelgium

This is not “one maintainer had a bad day.” It is a live demonstration of how a self-replicating supply chain worm can move across ecosystems once maintainer and CI credentials are on the table.

If your teams pull npm directly and float dependencies, you are not just exposed, you are blind.

Technical anatomy of Shai Hulud

Shai Hulud is best understood as a multi-stage worm operating inside the npm and GitHub ecosystem, with a stable core and multiple evolutionary variants.

Core behaviours

Across observed versions, the worm keeps the same goals:

  1. Harvest credentials and secrets
    • Scans local environments, CI runners, and repo contents.
    • Targets GITHUB_TOKEN, NPM_TOKEN, cloud credentials for AWS, GCP, Azure, and other sensitive tokens.
    • Uses tools in the TruffleHog family or similar logic to sweep history and configuration.
  2. Exfiltrate data into attacker-controlled GitHub infrastructure
    • Creates or updates a GitHub repo named with a Shai Hulud theme.
    • Uploads stolen secrets and telemetry there.
    • In newer variants, exfiltration leans more on GitHub Actions plus webhooks instead of noisy filesystem tricks.
  3. Poison artifacts and abuse npm install as an execution point
    • Downloads legitimate package tarballs.
    • Injects a malicious bundle.js or similar payload.
    • Adds or modifies postinstall scripts in package.json so that any install triggers code execution.
    • Repacks and republishes under the same name, usually with a patch version bump.
  4. Persist through GitHub Actions workflows
    • Plants Actions workflows in repos and sometimes in new staging repos.
    • Workflows exfiltrate secrets via outbound HTTP calls (webhooks) and can trigger on pushes or pull requests.
    • Even if you clean an initial host, those workflows can keep leaking data when legitimate engineers commit code.
  5. Self-propagate using stolen npm credentials
    • Wields harvested npm tokens to publish new malicious versions across other packages owned by the same account or org.
    • That turns every compromised maintainer into a propagation hub, not just a victim.

The end result: one compromised account or CI environment can translate into dozens of packages across multiple scopes being turned into infection points.

Attack evolution and campaign phases (speculative)

Based on timelines observed across telemetry and community analysis, the campaign falls into phases (3rd and 4th phase is speculative):

Phase 1 – Foothold through core utilities

  • Focus on fundamental utilities (tinycolor, styling and color libraries).
  • Impact in the tens of packages.
  • Objective: secure an initial set of packages that sit deep in dependency graphs.

Phase 2 – Expansion into scoped ecosystems

  • Move into scopes such as @ctrl and @nativescript-community.
  • Dozens of packages now within reach.
  • Goal: get into frameworks and platforms where a single scope dependency pulls multiple components.

Phase 3 – High-value ecosystems and security-adjacent targets

This update is largely about this phase.

  • Targeted scopes now include:
    • @posthog for analytics
    • @ensdomains for Ethereum Name Service and Web3 tooling
    • @asyncapi and @postman for API-first workflows
    • @zapier for large-scale automation and integration
    • @trigo for enterprise frameworks
  • Hundreds of packages across these orgs and related unscoped projects.
  • Objective: weaponise trust in foundational toolchains and give the worm a wide set of downstream install paths.

Phase 4 – Consolidation, stealth, and repeat hits

  • Re-compromise of earlier targets, repeat matches and re-publishing.
  • Removal of noisy filesystem tactics in favour of workflow and webhook exfiltration.
  • Objective: stay inside orgs and CI long-term, not just smash and grab.

Phase 5 – Currently exfiltration of credentials and compromises

From a defender’s perspective, it means you are not just chasing one bad version. You are dealing with a campaign that improves its stealth and reliability over time.

Affected organizations and ecosystems

This section focuses on the new wave: org-level blast radius and where these components live in typical architectures.

Org-level compromised

Org / ScopePackages ImpactedDomain / Use Case
@posthog48Analytics & Monitoring
@ensdomains41Blockchain / Web3
@asyncapi32API Development Tools
@postman20API Testing Tools
@trigo15Enterprise Framework
@actbase15React Native / Mobile
@zapier12Integration Platform
@quick-start-soft9Documentation / Utilities
@kvytech7Medusa E-commerce
@lessondesk4Education Platform
@orbitgtbelgium4GIS / Mapping
@strapbuild4Image Processing / RN
@seung-ju4React Utilities
@mcp-use3MCP Integration
@varsityvibe2API Client
@alexcolls2Nuxt.js
  • Totals across the current snapshot:
    • Confirmed compromised packages: 198
    • Potentially compromised packages: 410
    • Total across the campaign: 608

This is a cross-section of how modern engineering teams build: analytics hooks everywhere, Zapier flows for integration, ENS tooling for Web3 and identity, AsyncAPI and Postman in the design and QA path, React Native frameworks in mobile, and so on.

If you have a single product with any kind of modern architecture, odds are at least one of these ecosystems sits in your tree.

New packages

Following the list of the packages (version tbd) that are compromised

Credit Charlie and the Aikido team

  • @actbase/css-to-react-native-transform
  • @actbase/native
  • @actbase/node-server
  • @actbase/react-absolute
  • @actbase/react-daum-postcode
  • @actbase/react-kakaosdk
  • @actbase/react-native-actionsheet
  • @actbase/react-native-devtools
  • @actbase/react-native-fast-image
  • @actbase/react-native-kakao-channel
  • @actbase/react-native-kakao-navi
  • @actbase/react-native-less-transformer
  • @actbase/react-native-naver-login
  • @actbase/react-native-simple-video
  • @actbase/react-native-tiktok
  • @alexcolls/nuxt-socket.io
  • @alexcolls/nuxt-ux
  • @aryanhussain/my-angular-lib
  • @asyncapi/avro-schema-parser
  • @asyncapi/bundler
  • @asyncapi/cli
  • @asyncapi/converter
  • @asyncapi/diff
  • @asyncapi/dotnet-rabbitmq-template
  • @asyncapi/edavisualiser
  • @asyncapi/generator
  • @asyncapi/generator-components
  • @asyncapi/generator-helpers
  • @asyncapi/generator-react-sdk
  • @asyncapi/go-watermill-template
  • @asyncapi/html-template
  • @asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-template
  • @asyncapi/java-spring-template
  • @asyncapi/java-template
  • @asyncapi/keeper
  • @asyncapi/markdown-template
  • @asyncapi/modelina
  • @asyncapi/modelina-cli
  • @asyncapi/multi-parser
  • @asyncapi/nodejs-template
  • @asyncapi/nodejs-ws-template
  • @asyncapi/nunjucks-filters
  • @asyncapi/openapi-schema-parser
  • @asyncapi/optimizer
  • @asyncapi/parser
  • @asyncapi/php-template
  • @asyncapi/problem
  • @asyncapi/protobuf-schema-parser
  • @asyncapi/python-paho-template
  • @asyncapi/react-component
  • @asyncapi/server-api
  • @asyncapi/specs
  • @asyncapi/studio
  • @asyncapi/web-component
  • @caretive/caret-cli
  • @clausehq/flows-step-jsontoxml
  • @commute/bloom
  • @commute/market-data
  • @dev-blinq/ai-qa-logic
  • @dev-blinq/cucumber_client
  • @ensdomains/address-encoder
  • @ensdomains/blacklist
  • @ensdomains/buffer
  • @ensdomains/ccip-read-cf-worker
  • @ensdomains/ccip-read-dns-gateway
  • @ensdomains/ccip-read-router
  • @ensdomains/ccip-read-worker-viem
  • @ensdomains/content-hash
  • @ensdomains/curvearithmetics
  • @ensdomains/cypress-metamask
  • @ensdomains/dnsprovejs
  • @ensdomains/dnssec-oracle-anchors
  • @ensdomains/dnssecoraclejs
  • @ensdomains/durin
  • @ensdomains/durin-middleware
  • @ensdomains/ens-archived-contracts
  • @ensdomains/ens-avatar
  • @ensdomains/ens-contracts
  • @ensdomains/ens-test-env
  • @ensdomains/ens-validation
  • @ensdomains/ensjs
  • @ensdomains/ensjs-react
  • @ensdomains/eth-ens-namehash
  • @ensdomains/hackathon-registrar
  • @ensdomains/hardhat-chai-matchers-viem
  • @ensdomains/hardhat-toolbox-viem-extended
  • @ensdomains/mock
  • @ensdomains/name-wrapper
  • @ensdomains/offchain-resolver-contracts
  • @ensdomains/op-resolver-contracts
  • @ensdomains/react-ens-address
  • @ensdomains/renewal
  • @ensdomains/renewal-widget
  • @ensdomains/reverse-records
  • @ensdomains/server-analytics
  • @ensdomains/solsha1
  • @ensdomains/subdomain-registrar
  • @ensdomains/test-utils
  • @ensdomains/thorin
  • @ensdomains/ui
  • @ensdomains/unicode-confusables
  • @ensdomains/unruggable-gateways
  • @ensdomains/vite-plugin-i18next-loader
  • @ensdomains/web3modal
  • @everreal/web-analytics
  • @hapheus/n8n-nodes-pgp
  • @ifelsedeveloper/protocol-contracts-svm-idl
  • @ifings/design-system
  • @kvytech/cli
  • @kvytech/components
  • @kvytech/habbit-e2e-test
  • @kvytech/medusa-plugin-announcement
  • @kvytech/medusa-plugin-management
  • @kvytech/medusa-plugin-newsletter
  • @kvytech/medusa-plugin-product-reviews
  • @kvytech/medusa-plugin-promotion
  • @kvytech/web
  • @lessondesk/api-client
  • @lessondesk/babel-preset
  • @lessondesk/eslint-config
  • @lessondesk/schoolbus
  • @louisle2/core
  • @louisle2/cortex-js
  • @markvivanco/app-version-checker
  • @mcp-use/cli
  • @mcp-use/inspector
  • @mcp-use/mcp-use
  • @mparpaillon/connector-parse
  • @mparpaillon/imagesloaded
  • @orbitgtbelgium/mapbox-gl-draw-cut-polygon-mode
  • @orbitgtbelgium/mapbox-gl-draw-scale-rotate-mode
  • @orbitgtbelgium/orbit-components
  • @orbitgtbelgium/time-slider
  • @osmanekrem/error-handler
  • @posthog/agent
  • @posthog/ai
  • @posthog/automatic-cohorts-plugin
  • @posthog/bitbucket-release-tracker
  • @posthog/cli
  • @posthog/clickhouse
  • @posthog/core
  • @posthog/currency-normalization-plugin
  • @posthog/customerio-plugin
  • @posthog/databricks-plugin
  • @posthog/drop-events-on-property-plugin
  • @posthog/event-sequence-timer-plugin
  • @posthog/filter-out-plugin
  • @posthog/first-time-event-tracker
  • @posthog/geoip-plugin
  • @posthog/github-release-tracking-plugin
  • @posthog/gitub-star-sync-plugin
  • @posthog/heartbeat-plugin
  • @posthog/hedgehog-mode
  • @posthog/icons
  • @posthog/ingestion-alert-plugin
  • @posthog/intercom-plugin
  • @posthog/kinesis-plugin
  • @posthog/laudspeaker-plugin
  • @posthog/lemon-ui
  • @posthog/maxmind-plugin
  • @posthog/migrator3000-plugin
  • @posthog/netdata-event-processing
  • @posthog/nextjs
  • @posthog/nextjs-config
  • @posthog/nuxt
  • @posthog/pagerduty-plugin
  • @posthog/piscina
  • @posthog/plugin-contrib
  • @posthog/plugin-server
  • @posthog/plugin-unduplicates
  • @posthog/postgres-plugin
  • @posthog/react-rrweb-player
  • @posthog/rrdom
  • @posthog/rrweb
  • @posthog/rrweb-player
  • @posthog/rrweb-record
  • @posthog/rrweb-replay
  • @posthog/rrweb-snapshot
  • @posthog/rrweb-utils
  • @posthog/sendgrid-plugin
  • @posthog/siphash
  • @posthog/snowflake-export-plugin
  • @posthog/taxonomy-plugin
  • @posthog/twilio-plugin
  • @posthog/twitter-followers-plugin
  • @posthog/url-normalizer-plugin
  • @posthog/variance-plugin
  • @posthog/web-dev-server
  • @posthog/wizard
  • @posthog/zendesk-plugin
  • @postman/aether-icons
  • @postman/csv-parse
  • @postman/final-node-keytar
  • @postman/mcp-ui-client
  • @postman/node-keytar
  • @postman/pm-bin-linux-x64
  • @postman/pm-bin-macos-arm64
  • @postman/pm-bin-macos-x64
  • @postman/pm-bin-windows-x64
  • @postman/postman-collection-fork
  • @postman/postman-mcp-cli
  • @postman/postman-mcp-server
  • @postman/pretty-ms
  • @postman/secret-scanner-wasm
  • @postman/tunnel-agent
  • @postman/wdio-allure-reporter
  • @postman/wdio-junit-reporter
  • @quick-start-soft/quick-document-translator
  • @quick-start-soft/quick-git-clean-markdown
  • @quick-start-soft/quick-markdown
  • @quick-start-soft/quick-markdown-compose
  • @quick-start-soft/quick-markdown-image
  • @quick-start-soft/quick-markdown-print
  • @quick-start-soft/quick-markdown-translator
  • @quick-start-soft/quick-remove-image-background
  • @quick-start-soft/quick-task-refine
  • @seung-ju/next
  • @seung-ju/openapi-generator
  • @seung-ju/react-hooks
  • @seung-ju/react-native-action-sheet
  • @strapbuild/react-native-date-time-picker
  • @strapbuild/react-native-perspective-image-cropper
  • @strapbuild/react-native-perspective-image-cropper-2
  • @strapbuild/react-native-perspective-image-cropper-poojan31
  • @thedelta/eslint-config
  • @tiaanduplessis/json
  • @tiaanduplessis/react-progressbar
  • @trefox/sleekshop-js
  • @trigo/atrix
  • @trigo/atrix-acl
  • @trigo/atrix-elasticsearch
  • @trigo/atrix-mongoose
  • @trigo/atrix-orientdb
  • @trigo/atrix-postgres
  • @trigo/atrix-pubsub
  • @trigo/atrix-redis
  • @trigo/atrix-soap
  • @trigo/atrix-swagger
  • @trigo/bool-expressions
  • @trigo/eslint-config-trigo
  • @trigo/fsm
  • @trigo/hapi-auth-signedlink
  • @trigo/jsdt
  • @trigo/keycloak-api
  • @trigo/node-soap
  • @trigo/pathfinder-ui-css
  • @trigo/trigo-hapijs
  • @varsityvibe/api-client
  • @varsityvibe/validation-schemas
  • @zapier/ai-actions
  • @zapier/ai-actions-react
  • @zapier/babel-preset-zapier
  • @zapier/browserslist-config-zapier
  • @zapier/eslint-plugin-zapier
  • @zapier/mcp-integration
  • @zapier/secret-scrubber
  • @zapier/spectral-api-ruleset
  • @zapier/stubtree
  • @zapier/zapier-sdk
    0.15.5, 0.15.6, 0.15.7
  • asyncapi-preview
  • atrix
  • atrix-mongoose
  • axios-builder
  • axios-cancelable
  • axios-timed
  • barebones-css
  • blinqio-executions-cli
  • bool-expressions
  • bun-plugin-httpfile
  • bytecode-checker-cli
  • bytes-to-x
  • calc-loan-interest
  • capacitor-plugin-apptrackingios
  • capacitor-plugin-purchase
  • capacitor-plugin-scgssigninwithgoogle
  • capacitor-purchase-history
  • capacitor-voice-recorder-wav
  • chrome-extension-downloads
  • claude-token-updater
  • coinmarketcap-api
  • command-irail
  • compare-obj
  • cpu-instructions
  • create-glee-app
  • create-hardhat3-app
  • create-mcp-use-app
  • crypto-addr-codec
  • designstudiouiux
  • devstart-cli
  • discord-bot-server
  • dotnet-template
  • drop-events-on-property-plugin
  • enforce-branch-name
  • eslint-config-trigo
  • eslint-config-zeallat-base
  • ethereum-ens
  • evm-checkcode-cli
  • exact-ticker
  • expo-audio-session
  • feature-flip
  • fittxt
  • flapstacks
  • flatten-unflatten
  • formik-error-focus
  • formik-store
  • fuzzy-finder
  • gate-evm-check-code2
  • gate-evm-tools-test
  • gatsby-plugin-cname
  • get-them-args
  • github-action-for-generator
  • gitsafe
  • go-template
  • haufe-axera-api-client
  • hyperterm-hipster
  • image-to-uri
  • iron-shield-miniapp
  • ito-button
  • itobuz-angular
  • itobuz-angular-auth
  • jacob-zuma
  • jan-browser
  • jquery-bindings
  • just-toasty
  • kill-port
  • korea-administrative-area-geo-json-util
  • license-o-matic
  • lint-staged-imagemin
  • lite-serper-mcp-server
  • luno-api
  • manual-billing-system-miniapp-api
  • mcp-use
  • medusa-plugin-announcement
  • medusa-plugin-logs
  • medusa-plugin-momo
  • medusa-plugin-product-reviews-kvy
  • medusa-plugin-zalopay
  • n8n-nodes-tmdb
  • nanoreset
  • next-circular-dependency
  • obj-to-css
  • okta-react-router-6
  • open2internet
  • orbit-boxicons
  • orbit-nebula-draw-tools
  • orbit-nebula-editor
  • orbit-soap
  • parcel-plugin-asset-copier
  • pico-uid
  • poper-react-sdk
  • posthog-docusaurus
  • posthog-js
  • posthog-node
  • posthog-plugin-hello-world
  • posthog-react-native
  • posthog-react-native-session-replay
  • ra-data-firebase
  • react-component-taggers
  • react-element-prompt-inspector
  • react-jam-icons
  • react-keycloak-context
  • react-library-setup
  • react-native-datepicker-modal
  • react-native-email
  • react-native-fetch
  • react-native-get-pixel-dimensions
  • react-native-jam-icons
  • react-native-log-level
  • react-native-phone-call
  • react-native-retriable-fetch
  • react-native-use-modal
  • react-native-view-finder
  • react-native-websocket
  • react-native-worklet-functions
  • react-qr-image
  • redux-forge
  • redux-router-kit
  • sa-company-registration-number-regex
  • sa-id-gen
  • scgs-capacitor-subscribe
  • scgsffcreator
  • set-nested-prop
  • shell-exec
  • shinhan-limit-scrap
  • skills-use
  • sort-by-distance
  • stoor
  • svelte-autocomplete-select
  • tenacious-fetch
  • test-foundry-app
  • test-hardhat-app
  • test23112222-api
  • token.js-fork
  • trigo-react-app
  • typeorm-orbit
  • undefsafe-typed
  • url-encode-decode
  • vite-plugin-httpfile
  • web-types-htmx
  • web-types-lit
  • wenk
  • zapier-async-storage
  • zapier-platform-cli
  • zapier-platform-core
  • zapier-platform-legacy-scripting-runner
  • zapier-platform-schema
  • zapier-scripts
  • zuper-cli
  • zuper-sdk
  • zuper-stream

Defensive Measures against Shai Hulud

Pinning your dependencies is the best overall strategy

Leverage Phoenix Security Scanner – https://github.com/Security-Phoenix-demo/Shai-Hulud-Hulud-Shai-npm-tinycolour-compromise-verifier  to identify the vulnerability blast radius 

Scan with the Git automatic scanner or pull the repo individually (finding can be synced to Phoenix using –enable-phoenix and modifying the config

Leverage Phoenix Security Filters and the campaign method to update/ retrieve the new vulnerabilities, or import those two files

Check the libraries not affected in SBOM screen

Confirmed compromised packages (current list)

 

This is the explicit list of packages observed with compromised or potentially compromised versions linked to the Shai Hulud campaign, including the new orgs and ecosystems. Treat every listed package as high-risk until you have:

  • Mapped which versions you use.
  • Checked against known compromised versions.
  • Confirmed integrity via a trusted proxy or vendor feed.

We have detected the following packages compromised with a new version of Shai Hulud:

  • @actbase/css-to-react-native-transform
  • @actbase/native
  • @actbase/node-server
  • @actbase/react-absolute
  • @actbase/react-daum-postcode
  • @actbase/react-kakaosdk
  • @actbase/react-native-actionsheet
  • @actbase/react-native-devtools
  • @actbase/react-native-fast-image
  • @actbase/react-native-kakao-channel
  • @actbase/react-native-kakao-navi
  • @actbase/react-native-less-transformer
  • @actbase/react-native-naver-login
  • @actbase/react-native-simple-video
  • @actbase/react-native-tiktok
  • @alexcolls/nuxt-socket.io
  • @alexcolls/nuxt-ux
  • @aryanhussain/my-angular-lib
  • @asyncapi/avro-schema-parser
  • @asyncapi/bundler
  • @asyncapi/cli
  • @asyncapi/converter
  • @asyncapi/diff
  • @asyncapi/dotnet-rabbitmq-template
  • @asyncapi/edavisualiser
  • @asyncapi/generator
  • @asyncapi/generator-components
  • @asyncapi/generator-helpers
  • @asyncapi/generator-react-sdk
  • @asyncapi/go-watermill-template
  • @asyncapi/html-template
  • @asyncapi/java-spring-cloud-stream-template
  • @asyncapi/java-spring-template
  • @asyncapi/java-template
  • @asyncapi/keeper
  • @asyncapi/markdown-template
  • @asyncapi/modelina
  • @asyncapi/modelina-cli
  • @asyncapi/multi-parser
  • @asyncapi/nodejs-template
  • @asyncapi/nodejs-ws-template
  • @asyncapi/nunjucks-filters
  • @asyncapi/openapi-schema-parser
  • @asyncapi/optimizer
  • @asyncapi/parser
  • @asyncapi/php-template
  • @asyncapi/problem
  • @asyncapi/protobuf-schema-parser
  • @asyncapi/python-paho-template
  • @asyncapi/react-component
  • @asyncapi/server-api
  • @asyncapi/specs
  • @asyncapi/studio
  • @asyncapi/web-component
  • @caretive/caret-cli
  • @clausehq/flows-step-jsontoxml
  • @commute/bloom
  • @commute/market-data
  • @dev-blinq/ai-qa-logic
  • @dev-blinq/cucumber_client
  • @ensdomains/address-encoder
  • @ensdomains/blacklist
  • @ensdomains/buffer
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How many packages were compromised by Shai Hulud Malware?


Detailed Timeline of Shai Hulud NPM Supply Chain Attack

Attack Evolution Pattern

Phase 1: Infrastructure (Sept 8)

  • Target: Core color/styling packages such as tinycolor
  • Impact: ~18 packages
  • Strategy: Establish foothold by compromising foundational utilities

Phase 2: Scope Expansion (Sept 15)

  • Target: Organizational scopes (@ctrl, @nativescript-community)
  • Impact: ~37 packages
  • Strategy: Broaden attack surface into application frameworks

Phase 3: Mass Targeting (Sept 16)

  • Target: Developer ecosystem (@art-ws, @crowdstrike)
  • Impact: ~267 packages (dual focus: Crowd + Aikido)
  • Strategy: Weaponize trust by infiltrating dev tools and security vendors

Phase 4: Consolidation (Sept 17)

  • Target: Re-compromise of previously hit packages, plus new targets
  • Impact: ~188 packages (numerous “MATCH” entries signifying repeats)
  • Strategy: Ensure persistence, evade cleanup, and expand blast radius

Phase 5: Final Phase (Sept 18)

  • Target: Limited cleanup and final additions
  • Impact: Minimal new packages, campaign winding down
  • Strategy: Remove noisy indicators, consolidate stealth
  • New phase 6 – 24 Nov
  • Target compromise new packages 
  • Leak Credentials
  • 400 Packages


References and further reading


Final word: hold the line on package intake

Speed is the attacker’s ally here: release, wait for installs, drain secrets, and ride CI persistence. Slow them down. Bake cooldown, provenance, and workflow-path protections into your DevSecOps pipelines. Let your ASPM practice decide what gets blocked, what gets quarantined, and what needs a hotfix, based on reachability and blast radius.

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