The AI Stack Keeps Getting Targeted
Versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3 of the `lightning` PyPI package were compromised on April 30 with credential-stealing malware, part of the ongoing Mini Shai-Hulud campaign that has now hit LiteLLM, Telnyx, Xinference, and PyTorch Lightning in rapid succession. The attack bundles a Node.js-compatible runtime inside a Python training library to execute an 11 MB JavaScript payload — a cross-ecosystem technique that raises the floor for what supply-chain vigilance now requires.
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