In 2023, AWS faced several large-scale supply chain attacks targeting npm and npmjs.com, as well as campaigns against the npm registry in 2024. These included malicious packages like "aws-sdk" and "axios", which were designed to steal credentials and exfiltrate data. AWS responded by enhancing its security measures, including continuous monitoring with Amazon GuardDuty and Inspector, behavioral monitoring for anomalies, layered protection strategies, maintaining comprehensive inventory of open-source dependencies, reporting suspicious activities, and implementing proactive research and coordinated response efforts. The company emphasizes the importance of collaborative defense initiatives and ongoing learning to improve security practices for AWS customers and the broader community.
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