Forbes reports that on March 31, 2026 the popular open-source package Axios was compromised after a maintainer account was hijacked, with malicious versions briefly distributed through the npm registry, according to the Forbes article by Aqsa Taylor.
Forbes says security researchers believe the malicious packages attempted to steal credentials, cloud keys and API tokens before attempting to establish persistent access.
The article introduces "vibe hunting," defined by Forbes as using AI agents to read threat reports, extract indicators and execute hunt plans across telemetry instead of manually crafting SIEM queries.
The piece frames vibe hunting as an operational response to faster, automated supply-chain and credential-theft attacks.
Forbes reports that on March 31, 2026 the popular open-source package Axios was compromised after a maintainer account was hijacked, with malicious versions briefly distributed through the npm registry, according to the Forbes article by Aqsa Taylor. Forbes says security researchers believe the malicious packages attempted to steal credentials, cloud keys and API tokens before attempting to establish persistent access. The article introduces "vibe hunting," defined by Forbes as using AI agents to read threat reports, extract indicators and execute hunt plans across telemetry instead of manually crafting SIEM queries. The piece frames vibe hunting as an operational response to faster, automated supply-chain and credential-theft attacks.
