A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer

Attackers are conducting sophisticated supply chain attacks targeting developers through impersonated LinkedIn recruiters and stolen developer identities, using backdoored GitHub repositories that execute malicious payloads automatically during npm install. This represents a critical threat to IT organizations as compromised dependencies can propagate through development teams and CI/CD pipelines, potentially affecting enterprise software supply chains at scale. Organizations must implement strict dependency verification controls, restrict npm install permissions in development environments, and educate engineers on social engineering tactics used to bypass security measures.