Axios NPM Compromise Malicious C2 Domain DNS Query

Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)

Detects DNS queries for the malicious C2 domain associated with the plain-crypto-js/Axios npm package supply chain compromise. On March 30, 2026, malicious versions (1.14.1, 0.30.4) were published to npm, injecting a dependency (plain-crypto-js@4.2.1) that executed a postinstall script as a cross-platform RAT dropper. This detection detects endpoints attempting to resolve the attacker's C2 domain (sfrclak.com) used for command and control communication.

2026-04-01 00:00:00

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73e5d24f-493f-4092-bd2f-c72cabda40ee

attack.command-and-control attack.t1071.001 attack.t1568 detection.emerging-threats

Community Rule

Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel

Merge PR #5928 from @swachchhanda000 - Add Axios NPM Compromise Indicators Related Rules

2026-04-01