Malicious Tensorlake npm Version Exfiltrated Tokens, Secrets, and Cloud Creds
Tensorlake npm package—the TypeScript SDK for Tensorlake (an AI agent infrastructure platform). The package was injected with a variant of the Shai-H ulud (ChainDrop) worm, which steals developer credentials, self-propagates through the victim's repositories, and deploys a destructive "hostage token" dead-man's switch. The attack bypassed traditional perimeter checks by leveraging compromised credentials from an internal project maintainer: Verified Commits: On October 7, 2026, the threat actor made direct file uploads to the main branch of the tensorlakeai/tensorlake GitHub repository using a maintainer’s verified identity, entirely bypassing the pull request process. Valid Provenance Attestation: Because the malicious code lived directly on the main branch, the repository's automated GitHub Actions pipeline legitimately built and published the package. Consequently, version 0.5.144 shipped with a valid npm provenance attestation, proving that secur...