A recent study revealed that over 6,000 downloads of malicious software occurred from the NPM repository over two years, revealing vulnerabilities associated with open-source archives. Eight deceptive packages mimicking legitimate ones carried harmful payloads intended to either corrupt or eliminate critical data and potentially crash systems. These malware packages employ various attack methods, including file deletion related to popular frameworks like Vue.js and corruption of essential JavaScript functions, posing significant threats to users and software developers in the ecosystem.
What makes this campaign particularly concerning is the diversity of attack vectors—from subtle data corruption to aggressive system shutdowns and file deletion.
The packages were designed to target different parts of the JavaScript ecosystem with varied tactics, including deleting Vue.js related files and corrupting core JavaScript functions.
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