Attack
Supply-chain attack
Compromising a vendor, library or update so the attack reaches all of its customers at once.
Instead of attacking targets one by one, attackers poison something they all trust: an open-source package, a build system, a software update or a managed service provider. Victims install the compromise themselves through normal channels.
Supply-chain attack in the news
Recent stories that mention it.
Related
- TechnologynpmThe package registry for JavaScript: millions of open-source libraries that projects install automatically.
- TechnologyPyPI · Python Package IndexThe package registry for Python libraries.
- TechnologyGitHub ActionsGitHub's automation that builds, tests and releases code, often with access to secrets.
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