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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.
@trusource/ws
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WebSockets server shared by local and remote servers.
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// 1. Subscribe to logs - same for local and remote // 2. Decode log / event - same for local and remote // 3. Decode parameters - same for local and remote
// 4. Build request - different // Check whitelist for remote server - from address identify API and get OAS
// 5. Send request - same for local and remote // 6. Send data to contract - different
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WebSockets server shared by local and remote servers.
We found that @trusource/ws demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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