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North Korean hackers poison npm packages via trusted accounts

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Amazon has identified a North Korean cybercrime group, dubbed Sapphire Sleet, responsible for poisoning four packages within the Node Package Manager (npm) ecosystem. The group allegedly gained control of maintainer accounts through social engineering tactics, enabling them to publish malicious updates via trusted channels. This incident highlights the ongoing threat of supply chain attacks targeting open-source software repositories. AI

RANK_REASON This item details a cybercrime incident involving malicious packages in an open-source software repository, which falls under the 'tool' category as it relates to software supply chain security.

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North Korean hackers poison npm packages via trusted accounts

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Amazon links four poisoned npm packages to one North Korean crew

    Researchers say Sapphire Sleet socially engineered maintainers before publishing malicious updates through trusted accounts

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