Hackers Using Weaponized npm Packages to Attack React, Node.js JavaScript Frameworks

In a troubling development for the JavaScript ecosystem, security researchers have discovered a sophisticated campaign targeting popular frameworks through weaponized npm packages. These malicious packages, which have accumulated over 6,200 downloads, masquerade as legitimate plugins and utilities while secretly containing destructive payloads designed to corrupt data, delete critical files, and crash systems. The threat actor […]

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