# Shai-Hulud Miasma: Inside the Compromise of Red Hat Packages

DevFeed: [Shai-Hulud Miasma: Inside the Compromise of Red Hat Packages](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/shai-hulud-miasma-inside-the-compromise-of-red-hat-packages-13469.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.harness.io/blog/shai-hulud-miasma-inside-the-compromise-of-red-hats-packages>)

Author: Roshan Piyush

Published: 2026-06-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Harness Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/harness-blog.md>)

Topics: [npm packages](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/npm-packages.md>), [Malware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/malware.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [azure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [gcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gcp.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [miasma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/miasma.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm.md>), [npm-packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm-packages.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [shai-hulud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shai-hulud.md>), [supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain.md>)

## AI overview

This article examines the Miasma supply chain attack that compromised official Red Hat npm packages. It describes credential theft, abuse of trusted publishing and CI/CD pipelines, cloud identity enumeration, and per-infection payload encryption, while discussing mitigation.

## Source excerpt

An in-depth look at the Miasma supply chain attack that compromised Red Hat npm packages. Learn how the malware spread, stole credentials, abused trusted publishing, and the steps teams can take to mitigate risk. | Blog