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Namastex.ai npm Packages Hit with TeamPCP-Style CanisterWorm Malware
Malicious Namastex.ai npm packages appear to replicate TeamPCP-style Canister Worm tradecraft, including exfiltration and self-propagation.
Merkle tree data structure in pure Javascript. Always builds complete binary trees.
The proofs are compatible with the chainpoint proof format.
npm install --save merkletree
import merkletree, { verifyProof } from 'merkletree'
/* with require:
const mtree = require('merkletree')
const merkletree = mtree.default
const verifyProof = mtree.verifyProof
*/
const leaves = [
'e1566f09e0deea437826514431be6e4bdb4fe10aa54d75aecf0b4cdc1bc4320c',
'2f7f9092b2d6c5c17cfe2bcf33fc38a41f2e4d4485b198c2b1074bba067e7168',
'e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855',
'e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855',
]
const tree = merkletree(leaves)
console.log(tree.root())
/*
6a9a3c86d47f1fe12648c86368ecd9723ff12e3fc34f6ae219d4d9d3e0d60667
*/
const proof = tree.proof('2f7f9092b2d6c5c17cfe2bcf33fc38a41f2e4d4485b198c2b1074bba067e7168')
console.log(proof)
/*
[
{
left: 'e1566f09e0deea437826514431be6e4bdb4fe10aa54d75aecf0b4cdc1bc4320c',
parent: '0fdd6b6895e15115c262f6acb9a6ae0c73248568b740454ab21591f8a533dd7f',
right: '2f7f9092b2d6c5c17cfe2bcf33fc38a41f2e4d4485b198c2b1074bba067e7168',
},
{
left: '0fdd6b6895e15115c262f6acb9a6ae0c73248568b740454ab21591f8a533dd7f',
parent: '6a9a3c86d47f1fe12648c86368ecd9723ff12e3fc34f6ae219d4d9d3e0d60667',
right: '3b7546ed79e3e5a7907381b093c5a182cbf364c5dd0443dfa956c8cca271cc33',
},
])
*/
const verified = verifyProof(
'2f7f9092b2d6c5c17cfe2bcf33fc38a41f2e4d4485b198c2b1074bba067e7168', // leaf
'6a9a3c86d47f1fe12648c86368ecd9723ff12e3fc34f6ae219d4d9d3e0d60667', // expected merkle root
proof
)
console.log(verified)
/*
true
*/
FAQs
Merkle Tree data structure in Javascript
The npm package merkletree receives a total of 11 weekly downloads. As such, merkletree popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that merkletree 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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