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Axios npm Supply Chain Attack Explained: How Millions Were Exposed in 3 Hours 

Axios has over 100 million weekly downloads. It is the most widely used JavaScript HTTP client ever built. It is in your frontend, your backend, your mobile APIs, your microservices. It is a dependency of hundreds of thousands of packages. And for ~2h54m on March 31, 2026, installing it was the same as running an attacker's malware on your machine.

The Uncomfortable Truth About Open-Source Trust

The axios attack didn’t succeed because of advanced malware. It succeeded becauseThat’s the real risk. Open-source packages aren’t secured by systems. They’re secured by people, and their credentials.

Cyber Security News

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Microsoft Details Steps to Mitigate the Axios npm Supply Chain Compromise

 

Dave Lawler,Zachary Basu

23 hours ago Politics & Policy

NATO slides into Trump-induced coma

Photo illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Photo: Jeff Swensen

NATO is a promise, and now it's broken.

The big picture: The alliance was built on the premise that an attack on one member is an attack on all. President Trump has made that conditional: if you won't help me in my war, I might not show up for yours.Go deeper (2 min. read

 

Amy Harder

23 hours ago Energy & Climate

AI boom drives clash over grid power vs. going it alone

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

HOUSTON — A high-stakes fight is emerging as the AI boom accelerates: Should data centers plug into the grid, or operate as energy "islands"?

Why it matters: The debate is shaping power flows and multi-billion-dollar investments, as data centers rival entire cities in their electricity demand.Go deeper (3 min. read