Bad Dependencies Podcast

Bad Dependencies Podcast

Mackenzie Jackson

Episodes 12
Avg. Duration 26m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Jun 2025
Latest Episode May 2026

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About This Podcast

Welcome to Bad Dependencies, the podcast where the digital supply chain gets audited in real-time. Hosted by security researchers Charlie Erikson and Mackenzie Jackson from Aikido Security, this bi-weekly show dives deep into the wildest, weirdest, and most dangerous malware found lurking in package registries like NPM and PyPI. From image-based payloads to AI-generated code noise, nothing is off-limits as Charlie and Mackenzie explore the bleeding edge of software supply chain attacks. Whether you’re a developer, security enthusiast, or just malware-curious, Bad Dependencies will open your ey

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GitHub Breach: Inside the Team PCP Supply Chain Breach

May 21, 2026 24m

In this episode of Bad Dependencies, we analyze the reported leak of GitHub's source code and the sale of thousands of its repositories. We map out the chain of events leading up to the incident,…

Shai-Hulud is Back: TanStack & Mistral AI Breach by TeamPCP Mini Worm

May 13, 2026 23m

In this episode of Bad Dependencies, we dive into the "wormy" chaos of the latest supply chain attack hitting the JavaScript ecosystem. Join researcher Charlie Eriksen as he breaks down how the…

From Trivy to LiteLLM: The Domino Effect of TeamPCP’s Attack

Mar 30, 2026 24m

In this episode of Bad Dependencies, Mackenzie and security researcher Charlie Erickson break down a fast-moving software supply chain attack led by Team PCP.Starting with the compromise of Trivy,…

S1E9 Inside ShaiHulud 2.0: The Supply-Chain Worm That Read Your Secrets

Nov 27, 2025 38m

In this episode, I sit down with Charlie Eriksen, the researcher who uncovered the Shai Hulud 2.0 campaign, for a deep dive into one of the wildest supply-chain attacks we’ve seen. What began as a…

S1E8 The OpenVSX Supply Chain Attack: Invisible Malware in VS Code - Bad Dependencies Podcast

Oct 27, 2025 22m

In this episode of Bad Dependencies, Mackenzie Jackson and Charlie Eriksen dive into one of the most sophisticated malware incidents to target developers — the OpenVSX compromise. They unpack how…

S1E7 Discovering Shai-Hulud and the Struggle to Raise the Alarm: Bad Dependencies ft Daniel Pereira

Sep 18, 2025 29m

In this episode, host Mackenzie Jackson is joined by Charlie Erikson and Daniel Pereira to uncover the story of Shai-Hulud — a self-propagating worm that shook the NPM ecosystem. Like the great…

Yep, I Got Pwned: A Candid Chat With The Chalk & Debug Maintainer

Sep 17, 2025 43m

Charlie Eriksen and I sat down for a candid chat with Josh Junon, the maintainer of chalk and debug, who found himself at the center of one of the largest npm supply-chain attacks.Josh talks openly…

The NX S1ingularity Attack: Secrets in Plain Sight

Aug 29, 2025 19m

Charlie Erkson and Mackenzie Jackson return with breaking news on one of the wildest supply chain compromises to date. The popular NX packages—with millions of weekly downloads—were hijacked, and…

Phishing Attacks on NPM, Accidental Stylus Removal and Aikido Safe Chain: Bad Dependencies Episode 4

Jul 31, 2025 27m

In this Episode Mackenzie and Charlie sit down to discuss exactly what is going on with all the Phishing campaigns against NPM maintainers, what was compromised, and what you can do about it. We also…

Bad Dependencies Episode 3: Malware, Bug Bounties, and the Ethics of Offense

Jul 08, 2025 28m

In this episode of Bad Dependencies, we explore the gray zone of offensive security with researcher Raphael Silva from Checkmarx. Hosts Mackenzie and Charlie break down June’s 4,000+ flagged…

Bad Dependencies – Episode 2: The React Native Aria Backdoor Meltdown

Jun 20, 2025 16m

In this explosive episode of Bad Dependencies, Mackenzie Jackson and Charlie Eriksen uncover a sophisticated malware campaign that compromised 16 popular npm packages—including libraries under the…

Bad Dependencies: JPEGs, JavaScript, and Janky Malware: Image-Based Attacks in NPM

Jun 02, 2025 34m

In the debut episode of Bad Dependencies, Charlie and Mackenzie unpack some seriously strange cases of malware hidden in plain sight on NPM. They explore how malicious actors are stuffing payloads…

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