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85 malicious npm packages found in typosquatting campaign

Original: (cloudsek.com) Automated Typosquatting Attack on npm Registry: 85 Malicious Packages Target Popular Libraries via Scoped

Cybersecurity firm CloudSEK reports an automated typosquatting campaign on the npm registry, with 85 malicious packages published under the @prime0 scope to impersonate popular libraries and trick developers into installing them. The packages target widely used open-source dependencies, raising concerns about supply chain security and the ease of automating fake package publication at scale.

Why now: Supply chain attacks on npm keep hitting developers, and this campaign shows how easily automation can scale malicious package publication.

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• (cloudsek.com) Automated Typosquatting Attack on npm Registry: 85 Malicious Packages Target Popular Libraries via Scoped Names In brief - This article describes a typosquatting campaign where 85 malicious npm packages were published under the @prime0 scope to trick developers… · orlysec@swecyb.com · 1

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