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SecurityOctober 26, 2026, 15:40

14 npm packages used in dependency-confusion campaign

An npm account named wiseke published 14 packages across four scopes (@greenlake, @sxm-web, @drone-js-ext, @ppa-web-components) between 23 and 25 October 2026, posing as internal SDKs. GitHub's Advisory Database flagged them as malware: a postinstall script sends the hostname, install path and working directory over plain HTTP to 185.158.107.175:8787.

14 npm packages used in dependency-confusion campaign
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