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Crypto-Themed npm Packages Found Delivering Stealthy Malware

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On October 30, 2023 Phylum’s automated risk detection platform alerted us to a strange publication to npm called puma-com. Upon investigation, we found a very convoluted attack chain that ultimately pulled a remote file, manipulated

Phylum Research Team Nov 4, 2023 9 min read

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