Source: The Next Web
A code generation tool with 29,000 weekly downloads demonstrates how supply chain attacks exploit the open-source ecosystem's trust assumptions. Developers rarely audit dependencies, and package metadata—stars, download counts, maintenance history—now serve as effective camouflage for malware. AI coding assistants have become critical infrastructure for software teams, making them high-value targets for credential theft that can cascade into enterprise breaches. The npm ecosystem still lacks meaningful verification standards between publication and widespread adoption.