
My npm monitoring flagged SANDWORM_MODE packages -> looking for expert input
Socket just published their research on SANDWORM_MODE , a supply chain campaign targeting AI coding tools. I checked my logs. My scanner MUAD'DIB flagged several of these packages via temporal analysis - it compares versions and detects when dangerous primitives like child_process or https.request are suddenly added. What my monitoring caught Package Date Severity Finding claud-code@0.2.0 Feb 14 CRITICAL child_process added suddenly cloude-code@0.2.0 Feb 14 CRITICAL child_process added suddenly suport-color@1.0.2 Feb 14 HIGH https_request + publish_burst opencraw@2026.2.15 Feb 17 HIGH AST findings opencraw@2026.2.16 Feb 17 HIGH AST findings Socket published their report on February 22. How temporal analysis works MUAD'DIB compares package versions. If a new version suddenly adds sensitive APIs that weren't there before, it flags it. A color utility package ( suport-color ) has no reason to suddenly start making HTTPS requests. A typosquat of Claude Code ( claud-code ) adding child_proc
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