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Hackers compromise Axios npm package to drop cross-platform malware

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 01:53 PM UTC·Source: BleepingComputer

Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC

Executive Summary

Hackers hijacked the npm account of the Axios package, a JavaScript HTTP client with 100M+ weekly downloads, to deliver remote access trojans to Linux, Windows, and macOS systems. [...]

Analysis

Hackers hijacked the npm account of the Axios package, a JavaScript HTTP client with 100M+ weekly downloads, to deliver remote access trojans to Linux, Windows, and macOS systems. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Mar 31, 2026.

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