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Malicious npm Packages Inject SSH Backdoors via Typosquatted Libraries
Socket’s threat research team has detected six malicious npm packages typosquatting popular libraries to insert SSH backdoors.
Using npm:
npm install dummynator --save-dev
const dummy = require('dummynator');
const randomName = dummy.person.firstName(); // Idella
const randomEmail = dummy.internet.email(); // jordane_block@example.com
You can find the documentation here.
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This project is MIT licensed.
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We found that dummynator demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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