India, April 2 -- Just a few days ago, a major software supply chain attack hit Axios, an important programming library used in millions of apps and websites to fetch and send data. 

On March 31, 2026, attackers took over a trusted maintainer account and slipped malicious code into official Axios updates, so when developers installed them, a hidden code quietly deployed malware. 

The breach lasted only a few hours but spread rapidly through automated updates, showing how compromising a single widely used dependency can put thousands of applications at risk without ever touching their actual code.

As AI systems become embedded in software development, the threat landscape is expanding. It is no longer limited to just the code ...