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Malicious npm Package Stole Files From Claude AI User Directory via GitHub

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious package on the npm registry that comes with information stealing capabilities.

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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious package on the npm registry that comes with information stealing capabilities. According to OX Security, the package, named "mouse5212-super-formatter," is designed to upload files from "/mnt/user-data," a dedicated directory used by Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence (AI) tool to handle uplo…

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