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The npm ecosystem has been targeted by multiple software supply chain attacks. Threat actors have used malicious and poisoned versions of legitimate packages to distribute malware. These attacks involve a Rust-based information stealer and a self-spreading worm. The information stealer is designed to scrape secrets from a developer's machine. The attacks highlight vulnerabilities in the npm ecosystem, with over 50 packages compromised to distribute the malware.

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