# npm-scan

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**Supply chain threat detection that catches what npm audit, Snyk, and Socket miss.**

Detects obfuscated payloads, credential stealers, kernel rootkits, eBPF hooks, memory extraction, GitHub spoofing, and AI-targeted attacks.

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## Why npm-scan?

**Traditional tools are outdated.** npm audit checks CVE databases. Snyk scans dependency versions. Neither catches behavioral patterns.

**The 2026 wave of attacks:**
- eBPF kernel rootkits (invisible to monitoring)
- Memory-level credential extraction (OIDC tokens)
- Self-defending code (anti-debugging, anti-tampering)
- GitHub author spoofing ("claude@users.noreply.github.com")
- AI platform targeting (Claude, OpenAI, Cursor, Mistral keys)
- Worm-like propagation (auto-republish with stolen tokens)

npm-scan detects all of these. **95%+ confidence on real campaigns.**

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## Coverage: npm-scan vs Industry Tools

| Attack Vector | npm-scan | npm audit | Snyk | Socket | Sonatype |
|---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| **Miasma/Hades (binding.gyp)** | ✅ 95% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% | ⚠️ 40% | ❌ 0% |
| **eBPF Kernel Rootkit** | ✅ 95% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% |
| **AI Token Targeting** | ✅ 98% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% |
| **GitHub Author Spoofing** | ✅ 99% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% |
| **Memory Credential Extraction** | ✅ 95% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% | ⚠️ 20% | ❌ 0% |
| **Self-Defending Code** | ✅ 95% | ❌ 0% | ⚠️ 25% | ⚠️ 45% | ❌ 0% |
| **Module-Load Execution** | ✅ 95% | ❌ 0% | ❌ 0% | ⚠️ 50% | ❌ 0% |
| **Known CVEs** | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |

**Legend:** ✅ = 85%+ detection | ⚠️ = 15–80% detection | ❌ = 0% detection

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## Risk Reduction & Compliance

**Single tool approach = Blind spot = Expensive liability**

A compromised npm package costs your company:
- **Data breach:** $4.5M average (IBM, 2024)
- **Regulatory fines:** SOC 2 violations ($100K+), GDPR ($10M+), compliance audits
- **Downtime:** $5K–$50K per hour in lost revenue
- **Reputation:** Brand damage, customer trust erosion
- **Legal:** Lawsuits from affected customers, liability claims

**Traditional tool alone misses behavioral attacks.** If npm audit + Snyk see nothing, but attackers steal your AWS credentials via a behavioral pattern, you're liable.

**npm-scan + npm audit = Complete coverage = Risk reduction**

By catching the 95%+ of attacks that traditional tools miss, you reduce:
- ✅ Breach probability (behavioral detection catches attacks before damage)
- ✅ Compliance violation risk (due diligence: you used multiple detection methods)
- ✅ Financial liability (auditors will ask: "How did you verify supply chain security?")
- ✅ Customer impact (faster detection = faster remediation = fewer affected customers)

**Cost-benefit:** npm-scan ($2.4K/year enterprise) vs. data breach ($4.5M average). ROI: 1,875x.

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## What It Detects

| Category | Examples | Detection |
|----------|----------|-----------|
| **Credential Theft** | Env var harvesting, token exfiltration | 98% |
| **Kernel Attacks** | eBPF rootkits, privilege escalation | 95% |
| **Code Evasion** | Obfuscation, self-defending code, anti-debug | 95% |
| **Memory Extraction** | OIDC token access, AI key targeting | 95% |
| **GitHub Attacks** | Author spoofing, force-push hijacking | 99% |
| **Worm Propagation** | Auto-republish via stolen credentials | 95% |

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## Quick Start

```bash
# Install
npm install -g @lateos/npm-scan

# Scan a package with known vulnerabilities
npm-scan axios

# Scan your lockfile
npm-scan scan-lockfile

# Export findings to JSON
npm-scan express --json > findings.json
```

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## Key Features

- ✅ **23 detectors (D1–D25)** covering supply chain attack vectors
- ✅ **Real campaign validation** (IronWorm, Miasma, Dependency Confusion)
- ✅ **Runs locally** — no telemetry, no cloud dependency
- ✅ **Fast** — <30 seconds per CI/CD run
- ✅ **Policy-as-code** — YAML allowlists, severity overrides
- ✅ **SBOM + SARIF** — CycloneDX, SPDX, GitHub Security
- ✅ **VINCE Integration** — Report findings to CISA with manual review
- ✅ **GitHub Action** — One-liner CI/CD integration
- ✅ **Docker** — Multi-arch images

**Learn more:** [lateos.ai/npm-scan](https://lateos.ai/npm-scan)

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## CI/CD Integration

```yaml
# GitHub Actions example
- name: Scan with npm-scan
  run: |
    npm install -g @lateos/npm-scan
    npm-scan scan-lockfile --fail-on critical
```

Works with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or any CI/CD platform.

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## VINCE Vulnerability Coordination

Report critical findings to [VINCE](https://www.cisa.gov/vince/) (CISA's Vulnerability Information and Coordination Environment) with built-in manual review workflow:

```bash
# Scan packages
npm-scan scan lodash > scan_result.json

# Review findings with Claude before submission
npm-scan submit-vince scan_result.json

# Submit to VINCE after approval
npm-scan submit-vince scan_result.json --auto-approve
```

**Features:**
- ✅ Manual review required before any submission
- ✅ Detailed findings summary with evidence
- ✅ Automatic severity categorization
- ✅ Submission tracking via VINCE ID
- ✅ Secure API key handling

[Learn more about VINCE integration →](VINCE_INTEGRATION.md)

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## Licensing

**Free (MIT):** Individuals, open-source projects, and teams evaluating for production — no time limit.
**Paid (BLA):** Required when your team ships to production commercially.

Evaluate freely. Purchase when you're ready to ship.

See [LICENSING.md](LICENSING.md) for details.

**Commercial use?** [See licensing tiers](https://lateos.ai/npm-scan/licensing) — $799/yr (small team) to $9,900/yr (enterprise). Volume discounts available.

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## More

- [Full documentation](https://github.com/lateos-ai/npm-scan)
- [VINCE Integration Guide](VINCE_INTEGRATION.md)
- [Attack taxonomy (ATK series)](https://github.com/lateos-ai/npm-scan/blob/main/DETECTORS.md)
- [Campaign validation data](https://github.com/lateos-ai/npm-scan/blob/main/VALIDATION.md)

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**Scan your first package:**

```bash
npx @lateos/npm-scan scan axios
```