»npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads Hacked in Major Attack:

[kubikpixel@chaos.social]

»npm Packages With 2 Billion Weekly Downloads Hacked in Major Attack:
Aikido Security flagged the largest npm attack ever recorded, with 18 packages like chalk, debug, and ansi-styles hacked to hijack crypto wallets via injected code.«

Good heavens! Another example of how "simple" and popular programming languages are misused to exploit users.

https://hackread.com/npm-packages-2-billion-downloads-hacked-attack/

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