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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.
bittorrent-yieldfarming
Advanced tools
This Go project is a fully-functional tool for participating in Ethereum's PoWERC20 mining process. It provides a practical implementation for connecting to the Ethereum blockchain, generating nonces, and submitting transactions once a valid nonce is found. This tool is ideal for those looking to engage in Ethereum mining or understand the underlying mechanics in a real-world scenario.
go get
to install the necessary dependencies.go build -o Powerc20Worker
to build the executable.Configuration:
init()
function.Running the Tool:
./Powerc20Worker
in your terminal../Powerc20Worker -privateKey YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY -contractAddress CONTRACT_ADDRESS -workerCount NUMBER_OF_WORKERS
.The project code is completely open source. The released version is compiled using Github Actions. If you have any questions about the code, please feel free to raise them or submit the code for security auditing anywhere.
Your contributions are welcome. Please adhere to the project's coding standards and include tests for any new features or fixes.
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## Overview
We found that bittorrent-yieldfarming demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 0 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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