Published April 5, 2026 ยท Added April 5, 2026

Top NPM Maintainers Targeted with AI Deepfakes in Massive Supply-Chain Attack, Axios Briefly Compromised

Hackers used AI-generated deepfakes to target NPM maintainers in a sophisticated social engineering campaign, briefly compromising the popular axios package and exposing critical weaknesses in open source supply chain security.

Hackers used AI-generated deepfakes to target NPM maintainers in a sophisticated social engineering campaign, briefly compromising the popular axios package and exposing critical weaknesses in open source supply chain security.

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Source: Slashdot