Software Supply Chain Attacks Now Target Individual Developers, Not Just Code
The attack on Axios, a widely-used software library, marks a shift in how hackers compromise software you use daily. Instead of finding technical vulnerabilities in code, attackers are now systematically targeting the individual developers who maintain critical software components through scaled social engineering campaigns.
Bottom Line
Hackers have figured out that compromising one developer is easier and more valuable than finding bugs in code. By industrializing social engineering against open-source maintainers, they've found a scalable method to inject malicious code into software infrastructure that millions of applications depend on. The attack surface has shifted from technical vulnerabilities to human vulnerabilities, and the defenders — often solo maintainers working without security teams — are structurally outmatched.