malicious-packages
Safeguard articles tagged "malicious-packages" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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State of npm supply chain attacks
Maintainer phishing, self-propagating worms, and mass-download packages compromised: a look at the npm supply chain attack trends reshaping open source risk.
npm typosquatting campaigns roundup
A roundup of npm typosquatting campaign patterns, from dependency confusion to AI-tooling lookalikes, and how teams can detect exposure fast.
PyPI typosquatting and malicious package report
A 2026 look at PyPI typosquatting trends: attack patterns, CI/CD targeting, info-stealer payloads, and how to defend the Python supply chain.
Typosquatting in the Go module ecosystem
Typosquatting is surging across the Go module ecosystem, exploiting decentralized import paths and an immutable checksum database that makes takedowns nearly meaningless.
NuGet typosquatting campaign report
Four disclosed NuGet typosquatting campaigns since 2024 reveal a shift toward patient, audience-specific attacks — from ICS time bombs to wallet-draining homoglyphs.
Malicious Composer packages on Packagist
Three malicious Composer package campaigns hit Packagist in under a year -- each sitting undetected for months. Here's what happened and how to catch the next one faster.
Malicious Rust crates found on crates.io
Malicious crates keep surfacing on crates.io, from the rustdecimal typosquat to build-script payload attacks. Here's how the pattern works and how to defend against it.
npm supply-chain attacks: typosquatting, dependency confusion, and postinstall malware
event-stream hid a wallet-stealing payload behind 8M downloads in 2018. Here's how typosquatting and dependency confusion actually work, and how to stop them.
RustSec advisory database trend report
RustSec crossed 200 advisories by July 2026, revealing a shift from memory bugs to malicious typosquats, unsound "safe" APIs, and abandoned crates.
Typosquatting on crates.io report
Safeguard's research team scanned all of crates.io and flagged 312 likely typosquat candidates — here's what the data shows and how Rust teams should respond.
Socket.dev Alternatives in 2026: An Honest Buyer's Guide
A balanced comparison of the leading Socket.dev alternatives in 2026 — Snyk, Endor Labs, Mend, Aikido, Sonatype, and Safeguard — with candid pros, cons, and a framework for choosing.
The node-ipc protestware incident, four years later: a checklist for maintainer-inserted risk
In March 2022 a legitimate node-ipc maintainer shipped code that wiped files based on IP geolocation. CVE-2022-23812 still has no patch for the real problem.
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