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Bogus npm Packages Used to Trick Software Developers into Installing Malware
2024-04-27 05:12

An ongoing social engineering campaign is targeting software developers with bogus npm packages under the guise of a job interview to trick them into downloading a Python backdoor. Cybersecurity firm Securonix is tracking the activity under the name DEV#POPPER, linking it to North Korean threat actors. "During these fraudulent interviews, the developers are often asked


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