GitLab’s security team has discovered a severe, ongoing attack spreading dangerous malware through npm, the world’s most extensive code library. The malware uses an alarming “dead man’s switch,” a self-destruct trigger that threatens to erase user data if the attack is shut down. Security researchers identified multiple infected packages containing a destructive malware called Shai-Hulud. […]

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