Axios Maintainer Confirms npm Compromise Resulted From Targeted Social Engineering Attack

A recent compromise of the popular JavaScript HTTP library Axios highlights a critical vulnerability in the open-source supply chain: the human element. Two malicious versions of Axios were briefly

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