March 26, 2026via Simon Willison
My minute-by-minute response to the LiteLLM malware attack
Why it matters
This malware attack on LiteLLM exposes critical vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure supply chains that could compromise enterprise AI deployments across thousands of companies relying on popular middleware tools.
Key signals
- LiteLLM is a widely-used AI middleware tool
- Attack occurred on March 26, 2026
- Incident response was documented minute-by-minute
- Supply chain security vulnerability in AI infrastructure
The hook
NOBODY TALKING: Everyone is focused on AI model performance. Nobody is talking about the supply chain security crisis that just hit LiteLLM.
Relevance score:85/100