Bloom Security Found a Supply-Chain Vulnerability Exposing 1,500 npm Packages to Malicious Takeover

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Bloom Security uncovered a flaw in npm Trusted Publishing that exposed 1,500+ packages to potential malicious takeovers via GitHub.
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AI coding agents are changing software development, but their growing autonomy is creating new challenges for software supply-chain security, including the potential for malicious package installations. A vulnerability in npm Trusted Publishing allows attackers to publish malicious versions of legitimate packages by reclaiming abandoned GitHub repository addresses.