Published May 27, 2026 · Added May 30, 2026

Supply chain brain drain: npm attacker foolishly leaks own GitHub private token

The Register reports on a malicious npm package aimed at Claude users that imitated AI tooling, pulled in npm-slop dependencies, and accidentally exposed the attacker's GitHub token, highlighting AI-tooling supply-chain risk in the open source package ecosystem.

The Register reports on a malicious npm package aimed at Claude users that imitated AI tooling, pulled in npm-slop dependencies, and accidentally exposed the attacker’s GitHub token, highlighting AI-tooling supply-chain risk in the open source package ecosystem.

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Source: The Register