Supply Chain Attacks
In-depth guides and analysis on supply chain attacks from the Safeguard engineering team.
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npm Protestware Patterns From 2020 to 2026
A senior engineer's view of six years of npm protestware, from colors.js to peacenotwar, and the supply chain lessons that still apply to modern JavaScript shops.
npm Slopsquat: The Hallucinated Package Risk in 2026
Slopsquatting is the practice of registering package names that LLMs hallucinate, turning AI coding assistants into an accidental distribution channel.
Software Supply Chain Security in 2023: Year in Review
From the MOVEit mass exploitation to AI model risks, 2023 proved that supply chain attacks are accelerating in both sophistication and scale. Here's what we learned.
Maven Central Malicious Publishing Trends 2025
Maven Central has historically been the quietest major registry for malware, but 2025 saw a measurable uptick in malicious artifacts and namespace abuse.
Cargo supply chain attacks: typosquatting and malicious c...
Crates.io typosquatting tricks Rust developers into pulling malicious crates instead of trusted ones. Here's how these attacks work — and how to spot them before you build.
SLSA v1.0: Software Provenance Attestation Goes Mainstream
The SLSA framework reached v1.0 in April 2023, providing a practical framework for software supply chain integrity that's already being adopted by major package registries.
Massive PyPI Malware Campaign Targets Developers with Credential Stealers
A sustained campaign flooded PyPI with hundreds of malicious packages using typosquatting and dependency confusion to steal credentials and cryptocurrency from developers.
PyPI mexalz Malware Campaign Deep Dive
Researchers tracked a PyPI campaign publishing malicious packages under the mexalz and related account names, targeting Python developers with infostealers.
JumpCloud Supply Chain Attack: North Korea's Lazarus Group Strikes Again
How North Korean threat actors compromised JumpCloud's infrastructure to target cryptocurrency firms through a sophisticated supply chain attack in July 2023.
Gradle build script injection and plugin supply chain att...
How attackers hijack Gradle plugins, typosquat the Plugin Portal, and inject code into build.gradle files to run with full CI trust — and how to stop it.
MSI Breach: Intel Boot Guard Keys Leaked After Ransomware Attack
The Money Message ransomware gang breached MSI and leaked Intel Boot Guard private keys, undermining firmware security for millions of devices.
npm Manifest Confusion: The Hidden Vulnerability in Every Node.js Project
A fundamental flaw in npm's package handling allowed published package metadata to differ from actual package contents, undermining trust in the entire ecosystem.
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