Cline CLI 2.3.0 was published with a stolen npm token, installing OpenClaw in an 8-hour attack affecting ~4,000 downloads.

“Once contribution and reputation building can be automated, the attack surface moves from the code to the governance process around it. Projects that rely on informal trust and maintainer intuition ...

Trusted registries are widely treated as a key component of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) - driven supply chain security ...

For those unfamiliar with Operation Dream Job, it is an ongoing campaign created by North Korean state-sponsored hackers.