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Tom Abai is a security researcher at Mend.io. He is passionate about finding and addressing security incidents in the software supply chain area. In his free time, he likes to play CTF's games and learn cool stuff regarding cybersecurity.
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Mini Shai-Hulud Is Back: 172 npm and PyPI Packages Compromised in Latest Wave

Tom Abai May 12, 2026
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Shai-Hulud's largest wave: 172 npm and PyPI packages compromised in 48 hours.

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PhantomRaven Wave 5: New Undocumented NPM Supply Chain Campaign Targets DeFi, Cloud, and AI Developers

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33 malicious NPM packages target DeFi, cloud, and AI developer credentials.

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SAP CAP packages compromised via Claude Code in AI-assisted worm attack.

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The Butlerian Jihad: Compromised Bitwarden CLI Deploys npm Worm, Poisons AI Assistants, and Dumps GitHub Secrets

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Mend.io tracks TeamPCP's latest supply chain attack.

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Three poisoned xinference releases on PyPI target AI infrastructure credentials.

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See how the attack works, what to look for, and how to remediate.

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Famous Telnyx Pypi Package compromised by TeamPCP

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TeamPCP Supply Chain Attack Part 2: LiteLLM PyPI Credential Stealer

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Check and fix your install for the new LiteLLM PyPI compromise.

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Deep dive into the self-spreading CanisterWorm.

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NPM User Flooding Registry with Fake Font Packages

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Analysis of an npm account flooding the registry with malformed font packages.

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From Zero to RCE: How a Single HTTP Request Compromises React and Next.js Applications

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Discover a critical security flaw that enables remote code execution in React Server Components.

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A major NPM breach exposed 187 packages.

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A sophisticated npm supply chain attack compromised popular packages

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Fake VS Code Extension on npm Spreads Multi-Stage Malware

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Tom Abai Dec 19, 2024
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An Apache Tomcat web server vulnerability has been published, exposing the platform to remote code execution through a race condition failure.

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