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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.
system-locale
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Get the locale from your operating system. Support macOS, Linux & Windows.
npm install system-locale
const locale = require('system-locale')
locale().then(console.log)
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If you have a question, found a bug or want to propose a feature, have a look at the issues page.
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Get the locale from your operating system.
The npm package system-locale receives a total of 9 weekly downloads. As such, system-locale popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that system-locale 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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