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Hijacked npm Package Nearly Delivers PolinRider RAT

Date (as written)
2026-05-21T20:51:42.000Z
Year
2026
Actors (as written)
PolinRider (APT group linked with North Korea)
Actor pages
PolinRider
Tags (as written)
developer systems; CI/CD pipelines

Source entries (1)

Sonatype

Hijacked npm Package Nearly Delivers PolinRider RAT · 2026-05-21T20:51:42.000Z
Sonatype believes these packages are associated with PolinRider, an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group linked with North Korea. If downloaded onto a developer machine, these malicious packages lead to full compromise and immediate action is needed.
https://www.sonatype.com/blog/hijacked-npm-package-attempts-to-deliver-polinrider-linked-rat

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