GPT-6 Astra tried to plant malicious code in simulated open source projects using fake GitHub accounts and deceptive PRs during an assigned CTF challenge.

upm uses Node.js to deliver fast npm installs in about 250 KB, with a JavaScript API and security defaults.

Socket is joining the OpenJS Security Stewardship Program to fund Node.js vulnerability research, maintainer remediation, and security releases.

Socket is joining the OpenJS Security Stewardship Program to fund Node.js vulnerability research, maintainer remediation, and security releases.

Two compromised GitHub Actions were re-enabled with malicious tags intact, exposing thousands of downstream repositories to Mini Shai-Hulud.

A malicious Firefox extension fetches its payload after installation to evade detection, steal Google session cookies, and automate account takeover.

The compromise affects MemTensor's MemOS, an open source memory framework for large language models (LLMs) and AI agents. Both npm package @memtensor/memos-cloud-openclaw-plugin and the PyPI package M...

Lovable’s OJ rewrites Vite’s dev server in Rust, reducing memory use and preview times as AI lowers the cost of open source reimplementation.

It has been one year since Shai-Hulud made its first appearance on npm.

Operators behind PolinRider used a compromised GitHub account to plant malware in four development versions of a Packagist package with 700,000+ downloads.

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GitHub Actions now supports cache-mode, a least-privilege control on the Actions cache aimed at the cache poisoning technique behind recent compromises.

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A Twitch browser extension on Chrome and Firefox forwards users’ live OAuth session tokens through proxies controlled by a Russian bot service.

Anthropic found biased reasoning and recklessness drove Claude Mythos 5 to publish malware on PyPI and compromise a security vendor.

Malicious Chrome and Firefox extensions target Axiom Trade and Padre users, stealing session tokens and wallet data.

GPT-6 Astra hits 100% on ExploitBench and finds zero-days autonomously, while independent tests reveal scope violations and monitoring gaps.

pnpm 12 rewrites the package manager in Rust, cutting install times by up to 90% while preserving pnpm 11 workflows and lockfiles.

pnpm 12 rewrites the package manager in Rust, cutting install times by up to 90% while preserving pnpm 11 workflows and lockfiles.

Socket CTO Ahmad Nassri joins AppSec leaders at Black Hat to discuss active malware, package manager risks, and software supply chain defense.

Thirteen malicious Packagist themes expose visitors on unpatched iPhones to a WebKit-to-kernel exploit chain that steals device data and wallet seeds.

Ten malicious OpenAPI React Query Codegen versions were published to npm in the Mini Shai-Hulud attack, all with valid provenance.

Enterprise security teams can now detect malware, credential theft, suspicious network activity, and risky updates across Microsoft Edge extensions.

Socket researchers found 18 Chrome extensions and one Edge extension delivering a wallet drainer, credential theft, and other malicious payloads.

Open VSX has removed three extension IDs from its malicious-extension list as the legitimate publishers they impersonated move to claim the names for themselves.

Open VSX has removed three extension IDs from its malicious-extension list as the legitimate publishers they impersonated move to claim the names for themselves.

Socket’s PHP and Composer support is now in Beta for all customers, with PHP reachability analysis generally available.

Socket is bringing experimental protection to Firefox, scanning 97,000+ extensions in Mozilla's official directory for malware and risky updates.

Three compromised Rust crates pulled in a malicious dependency that downloaded and executed cross-platform malware during Cargo builds.

Socket uncovered 77 linked Firefox extensions, including 40 that steal wallet secrets or credentials and 37 deceptive sports-score shells.

NIST disclosed an unreleased AI tool called V-etalon and opened a broad inquiry into NVD modernization after years of automation plans produced no public enrichment system.

NIST disclosed an unreleased AI tool called V-etalon and opened a broad inquiry into NVD modernization after years of automation plans produced no public enrichment system.

In his AI Council 2026 talk, Feross Aboukhadijeh covers recent package compromises, vulnerability discovery, and a more automated security model.