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mrmustard PyPI Package Trojanized to Steal Credentials

Version 0.7.4 of Xanadu's mrmustard quantum computing library shipped to PyPI with no matching GitHub release. It carries a 258-line credential stealer that harvests SSH keys, AWS and Kubernetes...

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@copilot-mcp/apex: A macOS Infostealer Re-Published on npm After Takedown

The npm security team removed the original @apexfdn/apex package for malicious code, and the operator re-published the same postinstall macOS infostealer as @copilot-mcp/apex about 11 hours later. It...

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Official jscrambler npm Package Compromised Across Multiple Releases

The official jscrambler npm package (60K monthly downloads) was trojanized starting at 8.14.0 through an npm account or CI compromise. The attacker republished the same Rust infostealer across five...

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AsyncAPI Packages Compromised with Miasma RAT

Four @asyncapi npm packages were published with obfuscated malware on July 14, 2026 via compromised CI workflows. The payload downloads Miasma RAT, a credential stealer targeting browsers, SSH keys,...

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nodemon-sudo: an npm Backdoor With No Install Script

nodemon-sudo copies the real nodemon byte for byte, adds nothing malicious to its own code, and injects one extra dependency, tslint-conf, a repackaged pino logger carrying a backdoor. There is no...

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