# chainguard malware

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## Chainguard customers safe from new npm worm and xinference supply chain attack

DevFeed: [Chainguard customers safe from new npm worm and xinference supply chain attack](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/chainguard-customers-safe-from-new-npm-worm-and-xinference-supply-chain-attack-12939.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/chainguard-customers-safe-from-new-npm-worm-and-xinference-supply-chain-attack>)

Published: 2026-04-22T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [Malware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/malware.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/npm.md>), [Credential theft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/credential-theft.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [chainguard libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-libraries.md>), [chainguard containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-containers.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-containers.md>), [chainguard-libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-libraries.md>), [chainguard-malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-malware.md>), [credential-theft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/credential-theft.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [malicious-packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malicious-packages.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm.md>), [npm-malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm-malware.md>), [npm-worm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm-worm.md>), [packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packages.md>), [pypi-malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pypi-malware.md>), [supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain.md>), [worm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/worm.md>), [xinference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xinference.md>)

### AI overview

The article reports npm and PyPI malware attacks affecting 25 packages with more than 60,000 combined monthly downloads. It explains that Chainguard customers were protected because Chainguard builds from verifiable source code and rejects packages that rely on install-time scripts.

### Source excerpt

New npm and PyPI malware hit many popular packages. Chainguard customers stayed protected by blocking install scripts and rebuilding only verified source code.