Incident Analysis
In-depth guides and analysis on incident analysis from the Safeguard engineering team.
139 articles
xrpl.js npm Backdoor April 2025 Incident Analysis
A stolen Ripple-adjacent npm token pushed key-stealing versions of xrpl.js. Timeline, payload structure, and what XRPL integrators should do next.
Dollar Tree Third-Party Breach Impacts Nearly 2 Million Employees
In November 2023, Dollar Tree disclosed that a breach at its third-party service provider Zeroed-In Technologies exposed the personal data of nearly 2 million current and former employees, highlighting the persistent risk of third-party supply chain compromises.
Boeing Hit by LockBit Ransomware: 43GB of Sensitive Data Leaked
In November 2023, the LockBit ransomware gang published 43 gigabytes of Boeing's internal data after the aerospace giant refused to pay ransom, exposing the persistent vulnerability of manufacturing supply chains to ransomware.
Mr. Cooper Mortgage Breach Exposes 14.7 Million Customers
In November 2023, mortgage giant Mr. Cooper disclosed a cyberattack that compromised the personal and financial data of 14.7 million current and former customers, making it one of the largest financial services breaches of the year.
How to set up endpoint detection and response (EDR)
A step-by-step guide to setting up EDR across your fleet: choosing a platform, deploying agents, tuning policies, and verifying coverage before an incident tests it for you.
Solana web3.js npm Backdoor: Dec 2024 Post-Mortem
A phished maintainer token pushed a private-key-stealing backdoor into @solana/web3.js 1.95.6/1.95.7. Full mechanics and post-incident recommendations.
MGM Resorts and Caesars Hit by Scattered Spider: Social Engineering at Scale
In September 2023, the Scattered Spider hacking group crippled MGM Resorts and extorted Caesars Entertainment through phone-based social engineering, exposing how human vulnerabilities can bypass even the most expensive security stacks.
Ledger Connect Kit Attack: What Devs Missed
A phishing-obtained GitHub token published a wallet drainer as @ledgerhq/connect-kit in Dec 2023. What the incident tells us about Web3 supply chain trust.
MOVEit Vulnerability Mass Exploitation: A Field Analysis
Inside the Cl0p ransomware gang's zero-day attack on Progress MOVEit Transfer, the CVE-2023-34362 timeline, and the supply chain lessons it exposed.
Rspack npm Account Takeover: 2024 Incident Analysis
Compromised npm tokens pushed crypto-miner versions of @rspack/core and @rspack/cli in December 2024. Timeline, payload, and what downstream teams missed.
3CX Desktop App: Anatomy of a Cascading Breach
How a Trading Technologies installer from 2022 poisoned the 3CX build pipeline in 2023, producing the first publicly confirmed cascading supply chain attack.
Polyfill.io CDN Supply Chain Attack: 100K+ Sites
After a domain handover, polyfill.io began serving malware to more than 100,000 sites. Here is the attack chain and what the incident teaches us.
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