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Solana Users Beware: DogWifTool Compromise Leads to Wallet Drains

Hackers have targeted the DogWifTools software used for promoting meme coins on the Solana blockchain, draining users’ wallets in a supply-chain attack. The malware was injected into versions 1.6.3 to 1.6.6 after a threat actor compromised the project’s private GitHub and reverse-engineered the software. Windows users were specifically impacted, with reports saying over $10 million ...

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Malicious Rspack and Vant Packages Exploit Stolen NPM Tokens: Protect Your Projects from Security Threats

Three popular npm packages, @rspack/core, @rspack/cli, and Vant, were hacked due to stolen npm tokens, resulting in the release of malicious versions that installed cryptominers. This supply chain attack, identified by researchers from Sonatype and Socket, deployed the XMRig miner to secretly mine Monero cryptocurrency on affected systems. The compromised code hid in specific JavaScript ...

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Rspack npm Packages Compromised: Crypto Mining Malware Discovered in Supply Chain Attack – Stay Informed and Protect Your Projects

On December 20, 2024, the developers of Rspack disclosed that two of their npm packages, @rspack/core and @rspack/cli, were compromised in a supply chain attack. Malicious versions containing cryptocurrency mining malware were published to the npm registry after an attacker gained unauthorized publishing access. The affected versions, 1.1.7, have been removed, with 1.1.8 now considered ...

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Researchers Discover Security Flaw in Solana’s Web3.js npm Library: Risks and Solutions Explored

Cybersecurity experts are raising alarms about a recent supply chain attack on the popular @solana/web3.js npm library, which is widely used for developing Solana applications. Malicious versions 1.95.6 and 1.95.7 were found to contain harmful code designed to steal users’ private keys, risking the loss of cryptocurrency from their wallets. The compromised versions are no ...

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Researchers Discover Security Flaw in Solana’s Web3.js npm Library: Risks and Solutions Explored

Cybersecurity experts have identified a serious software supply chain attack affecting the popular @solana/web3.js npm library, which has over 400,000 weekly downloads. Malicious versions 1.95.6 and 1.95.7 were found to contain harmful code designed to steal users’ private keys and drain cryptocurrency wallets. The threat likely originated from a phishing incident that compromised maintenance accounts, ...

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