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Supply ChainApr 2, 2026

One of our researchers built an AI powered supply chain monitoring tool on a Friday afternoon. T...

Elastic Security Labs open-sources AI-powered supply chain monitoring tool that detected Axios npm compromise.

Summary

Elastic Security Labs developed an AI-powered supply chain monitoring tool that successfully detected the Axios npm package compromise on its first week of operation. The tool, built during a Friday afternoon development session, identified the malicious activity the following Monday night before widespread awareness. Elastic is now open-sourcing the tool to help the broader security community detect similar supply chain attacks.

Indicators of Compromise

  • malware — Axios npm compromise

Entities

Elastic (vendor)Axios (product)npm (technology)Elastic Security Labs AI-powered supply chain monitoring tool (product)