The axios Supply Chain Attack Just Proved Why Static Analysis Matters More Than Ever
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On March 31, 2026, axios — one of npm's most downloaded HTTP client libraries — was hit by a supply chain attack. The lead maintainer's account was compromised, and malicious code was pushed to millions of downstream projects. I've been building a security scanner for AI-generated code for the past month. When I saw this news break on Zenn's trending page, my first thought wasn't "that's terrible." It was: "This is exactly the class of problem I've been losing sleep over." What Hap