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Mini Shai-Hulud Campaign Hits Red Hat Cloud Services npm Packages

calendar_today June 1, 2026 person Socket Research Team domain socket-dev

A sophisticated supply chain attack targeted Red Hat Cloud Services npm packages, executing malware during installation through a preinstall hook that uses encrypted payloads and multiple obfuscation layers to harvest developer credentials, CI/CD secrets, and cloud tokens. Organizations that installed affected versions are advised to treat impacted systems as potentially compromised and immediately rotate exposed credentials.

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