Other Attempts to Take Over Open Source Projects

The post reports multiple social-engineering attempts to assume maintainer roles in open-source projects—similar to the XZ/liblzma backdoor—by sending suspicious emails that cite vague "critical vulnerabilities" and request maintainer status despite limited prior involvement. The OpenJS Foundation identified the pattern across projects, alerted project leaders and CISA, and the article provides a list of warning signs and recommended security best practices to mitigate such takeover attempts.