Shai-Hulud 2.0: How Cortex Helps Protect Against the Resurgent npm Worm - Palo Alto Networks Blog
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Palo Alto Networks explains how the resurgent Shai-Hulud 2.0 npm worm spreads through malicious package updates and compromises developer and CI/CD environments. The attack steals credentials, plants persistent backdoors, and propagates by republishing trojanized packages across GitHub repositories and npm ecosystems. The post outlines how Cortex Cloud and Prisma Cloud can help organizations detect infected packages, query SBOMs, and apply operational risk controls when CVEs are not yet available. It also recommends practical safeguards such as version pinning, dependency allowlists, lock files, and safer CI/CD installation practices.
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