New ChainDrop worm poisons over 1,300 npm packages, Keyv and Cacheable among those hit
Pro Security New ChainDrop worm poisons over 1,300 npm packages, Keyv and Cacheable among those hit News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 5 August 2026 Another Shai-Hulud variant hits npm packages When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Since then, there were multiple copycat campaigns and variants, including this one which Aikido dubbed ‘ChainDrop’.Aikido said the attackers compromised the GitHub account of the person maintaining Keyv and Cacheable, widely used open source JavaScript libraries for caching data in Node.js applications. From there, they were able to move into other popular utilities such as flat-cache and file-entry-cache, as well as packages associated with organizations such as Deliveroo, Ornikar, OneReach, Picsart, Qlik, and ServiceTitan.
- ▪Pro Security New ChainDrop worm poisons over 1,300 npm packages, Keyv and Cacheable among those hit News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 5 August 2026 Another Shai-Hulud variant hits npm packages When you purchase through links on our site, we
- ▪Since then, there were multiple copycat campaigns and variants, including this one which Aikido dubbed ‘ChainDrop’.Aikido said the attackers compromised the GitHub account of the person maintaining Keyv and Cacheable, widely used open sourc
- ▪From there, they were able to move into other popular utilities such as flat-cache and file-entry-cache, as well as packages associated with organizations such as Deliveroo, Ornikar, OneReach, Picsart, Qlik, and ServiceTitan.
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| Publication time | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:05:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-05T11:10:42.024Z |
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Pro Security New ChainDrop worm poisons over 1,300 npm packages, Keyv and Cacheable among those hit News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 5 August 2026 Another Shai-Hulud variant hits npm packages When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Aikido researchers uncovers ChainDrop, a Shai‑Hulud variant infecting 1,300+ npm packages with an infostealerAttackers compromised GitHub accounts tied to popular libraries (Keyv, Cacheable, flat‑cache, file‑entry‑cache) and pushed tainted releases with 2B monthly…
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