SANDWORM_MODE: Shai-Hulud-Style npm Worm Hijacks CI Workflow...
An active Shai-Hulud-like supply chain worm campaign spreads via typosquatting and AI toolchain poisoning, across at least 19 malicious npm packages and linked to two npm aliases. The sample retains Shai-Hulud hallmarks and adds GitHub API exfiltration with DNS fallback, hook-based persistence, SSH propagation fallback, MCP server injection with embedded prompt injection targeting AI coding assistants, and LLM API Key harvesting.Socket’s Threat Research Team uncovered what we assess as a Shai-Hu...
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