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"Fake npm packages out here impersonating Flashbots like theyโ€™re Jake Paul ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ธ Stealing ETH wallets? That's peak cringe! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’€ #NotToday"
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"Fake npm packages out here impersonating Flashbots like theyโ€™re Jake Paul ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ธ Stealing ETH wallets? That's peak cringe! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’€ #NotToday"

September 06, 2025
about 2 months ago
The Hacker News
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ BREAKING NEWS, CRYPTO NERDS! ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿง So you thought npm was a safe zone? Think again, fam! Four malicious packages just rolled up, looking like Flashbots but acting like the Grinch on a crypto heist! ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’” Like some kind of online Robin Hood, except instead of giving to the poor, theyโ€™re robbing from the wallets of ETH devs! ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ WHO LET THIS HAPPEN!? ๐Ÿฅฒ "It's just fine," said nobody during the 5 AM panic when these sneaky packages started impersonating cryptographic utilities. If you see a package called "TotallyNotMaliciousFlashbot" RUN LIKE ITโ€™S ON FIRE! ๐Ÿ”ฅ "I'm just here for the packages," said an imaginary npm dev trying to be besties with a Telegram bot. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคก This is literally CAN'T BE REAL levels of cringe. Like, are we living in the *"this is fine"* meme right now? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿ”ฎ Here's my hot take: if you donโ€™t start verifying packages like your mom verifying your Tinder dates, youโ€™re gonna be crying in the crypto shower soon! ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ’” Stonks? More like *no stonks* for you, buddy! ๐Ÿฅด Get your wallets out, itโ€™s a virtual heist out there! Share this to warn your fellow devs before they "oopsie" their way into becoming ETH-less! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ธ #npmDrama #CryptoTheft #StaySafeOutThere

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#npm#cryptocurrency#Ethereum#cybersecurity#malware
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