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Supply chain attack hits #npm package with 45,000 weekly downloads

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/supply-chain-attack-hits-npm-package-with-45-000-weekly-downloads/

#cybersecurity #RandUserAgent

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[–] leds 1 points 3 weeks ago

Saved you a click (bait)

An npm package named 'rand-user-agent' has been compromised in a supply chain attack to inject obfuscated code that activates a remote access trojan (RAT) on the user's system.

The 'rand-user-agent' package is a tool that generates randomized user-agent strings, which is helpful in web scraping, automated testing, and security research.