June 19, 2026

RNR 366 - Securing React Native Apps in the AI Era

36 minutes

Robin and Mazen unpack the rise of AI-powered security threats, from the TanStack breach to compromised React Native packages and GitHub supply chain attacks. Learn practical ways to secure your React Native apps, manage dependencies safely, and reduce risk in modern mobile development.

Show Notes

Snyk: TanStack Compromised

Wiz: Mini Shai-Hulud Strikes Again

TanStack: Hardening Followup

TanStack: Full Postmortem

StepSecurity: Malicious RN Packages

Metro4Shell CVE-2025-11953

JFrog: CVE-2025-11953 Deep Dive

ReactCon Talk: Aleksandra Desmurs-Linczewska

Matteo Collina: Why Trusted Publishing Can't Save Us

npm Security Best Practices

React Native Security Docs

pull_request vs pull_request_target explained

Connect With Us!

Robin Heinze: @robinheinze

Mazen Chami: @mazenchami

React Native Radio: @ReactNativeRdio

This episode is brought to you by Infinite Red!

Infinite Red is a premier mobile app consultancy, especially focused on Expo and React Native, located fully remote in the US. We’re a team of 30 with highly experienced mobile app developers and have been doing this for over a decade. We are also one of the first development teams to adopt agentic coding in a way that keeps high quality standards and aren’t afraid to do things the old school way if we need to. If you’re looking for mobile app or React Native or Expo expertise for your next project, hit us up at infinite.red/radio.

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