So apparently, there’s been this “huge” supply chain hack with JavaScript libraries. You’d expect drama, maybe oceans of bitcoin, maybe an evil villain cackling from a volcano-nope! They scored less than $50. Yes, fifty bucks. I’ve lost more money dropping my wallet at the deli. 🥯
According to these crypto sleuths at Security Alliance (I’m picturing trench coats, not suit jackets), hackers snuck into the node package manager account of a bigshot developer. Malware snuck its way into libraries downloaded more than a billion times. A billion! That’s not chump change… except, actually, it is. Literally: $50. With risk that big, shouldn’t you at least pay off a car loan, or buy some Knicks tickets? Not a chance.
Ethereum and Solana wallets were the “targets”-or basically the nerds invited to get sand kicked in their faces on the blockchain playground. And Security Alliance drops this on X:
“Imagine: you’ve compromised an NPM developer account whose packages are downloaded more than 2 billion times per week. Unlimited access. SO much potential. What do you do? You rake in less than $50. That’s right. Split it with your partner, and you still can’t afford a nice dinner. 🦪💸”
The nerdy packages in question? chalk, strip-ansi, color-convert-names as exciting as yesterday’s toast. These things lurk in the dependency trees, like squirrels in Central Park, ready to mess with anyone’s code. You probably have them installed right now and never knew, much like that questionable container in the back of your fridge.
NPM is like an app store for developers, except instead of Angry Birds you get functions that turn strings red. Riveting.
The malware is a “crypto-clipper”-it swaps wallet addresses and fools people into sending money to hackers. How much did they get? Fifty. Bucks. This is Ocean’s 11 if the team splits a coupon for half-priced pizza. 🍕
Ledger’s CTO, Charles Guillemet, is out here telling everyone to double-check where they’re sending those precious coins. Maybe triple check, if you’re really still worried about losing more than the price of brunch. 🥞
They say more info is coming soon. Will there be more stolen? Maybe enough for dessert. Stay tuned.
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2025-09-09 01:43