Check Point CloudGuard Spectral detects malicious crypto-mining packages on NPM – The leading registry for JavaScript Open-Source packages

Highlights: CloudGuard Spectral detected 16 malicious packages on NPM, the world’s leading JavaScript package index Installing these packages enabled Cryptojacking: hijacking a machine to mine cryptocurrencies without the user’s consent   Check Point Researchers disclosed these findings to NPM which immediately removed the packages Introduction NPM is the leading registry for JavaScript Open-Source packages. It…

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