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Kill Switch Hidden in npm Packages Typosquatting Chalk and Chokidar
Socket researchers found several malicious npm packages typosquatting Chalk and Chokidar, targeting Node.js developers with kill switches and data theft.
@layerzerolabs/devtools-evm
Advanced tools
Utilities for working with LayerZero EVM contracts.
yarn add @layerzerolabs/devtools-evm
pnpm add @layerzerolabs/devtools-evm
npm install @layerzerolabs/devtools-evm
Turns EVM zero addresses to undefined
import { ignoreZero } from "@layerzerolabs/devtools-evm";
ignoreZero("0xEe6cF2E1Bc7645F8439d241ce37820305F2BB3F8"); // Returns '0xEe6cF2E1Bc7645F8439d241ce37820305F2BB3F8'
ignoreZero("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"); // Returns undefined
ignoreZero(undefined); // Returns undefined
ignoreZero(null); // Returns undefined
Turns null
and undefined
into EVM zero address
import { makeZeroAddress } from "@layerzerolabs/devtools-evm";
makeZeroAddress("0xEe6cF2E1Bc7645F8439d241ce37820305F2BB3F8"); // Returns '0xEe6cF2E1Bc7645F8439d241ce37820305F2BB3F8'
makeZeroAddress("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"); // Returns '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
makeZeroAddress(undefined); // Returns '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
makeZeroAddress(null); // Returns '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
FAQs
Utilities for LayerZero EVM projects
The npm package @layerzerolabs/devtools-evm receives a total of 406 weekly downloads. As such, @layerzerolabs/devtools-evm popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @layerzerolabs/devtools-evm demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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