Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account (thehackernews.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by spez@sh.itjust.works to c/programming@programming.dev

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What an ol' classic in the age of AI!

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[-] spez@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 weeks ago

It gets better and better lol

[-] TechnoCat@piefed.social 14 points 3 weeks ago

I always advocate switching to pnpm where install scripts are disabled by default. It has plenty of security features to ward off most supply chain attacks.

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 8 points 3 weeks ago

Pre and post install hooks are a mistake, jfk

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