The article addresses the resurgence of the Shai-Hulud Worm 2.0, a sophisticated npm supply chain malware that compromises hundreds of packages, exfiltrates data via GitHub (including cross-victim exfiltration), and can wipe user directories. Elastic outlines its comprehensive defense strategy, including continuous dependency scanning using SCA tooling, integration of multiple threat intelligence feeds, adoption of npmjs best practices like Trusted Publishers, implementation of a 14-day package cooldown period, and continuous endpoint scanning with Elastic Agent. It transparently details an internal incident where an Elastic CI pipeline was compromised by a transitive dependency, demonstrating rapid containment and remediation without impact to Elastic Cloud systems or customers. The post concludes with actionable KQL queries and existing Elastic Security detection rules for customers to hunt for this threat in their own environments, reinforcing Elastic's commitment to continuous monitoring, rapid response, and transparency.