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A phishing attack targeting npm maintainer Josh Junon led to the compromise of at least 20 popular npm packages, collectively downloaded over 2 billion times weekly. Attackers used a convincing email to steal credentials and 2FA tokens, publishing malicious versions that hijack browser-based cryptocurrency transactions. The incident highlights the ongoing risk of supply chain attacks on open source ecosystems and the need for robust dependency management and vigilance.
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VentureBeat reported on a supply-chain attack in which attackers slipped a trojan into a widely used code library in the npm ecosystem, reportedly involving a maintainer token and affecting software dependencies tied to axios. This represents a separate compromise event from the earlier 2022 vulnerability disclosure.
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Aqua Security published research describing npm flaws that could let attackers target packages for account takeover in a supply-chain attack scenario. This is a technical disclosure of the vulnerability and attack method affecting the npm ecosystem.
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