According to CNN, Google's cybersecurity firm Mandiant reported that the popular JavaScript library Axios suffered a major supply chain attack on March 31, allegedly carried out by a North Korean hacker group. Security experts revealed that during a three-hour window, hackers injected malicious updates into the software, impacting thousands of U.S. companies across industries like healthcare, finance, and cryptocurrency. Mandiant CTO Charles Carmakal stated that Axios is widely used for website building and management, and the North Korean hackers aimed to exploit the stolen credentials and system access for long-term infiltration to steal cryptocurrency, funding their nuclear and missile programs. Assessing the downstream impact of this attack could take months. https://(wublock123.com)/news/news-58919