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"๐Ÿšจ GitHub just got hit by that malicious npm package ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ’€ Stay safe or get yeeted! #CodeRed #NoCap"
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"๐Ÿšจ GitHub just got hit by that malicious npm package ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ’€ Stay safe or get yeeted! #CodeRed #NoCap"

November 11, 2025
about 6 hours ago
The Hacker News
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ” TECH EMERGENCY! ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ’ป Researchers have uncovered a sneaky malicious NPM package named *drumroll* "@acitons/artifact" ๐Ÿ˜ฑโ€”like, oh my code, did you really just typo-squat the actual "@actions/artifact"? Itโ€™s like stepping in dog poop but with code! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’ฉ So basically, some script kiddie decided to pull a fast one on GitHub-owned repositories ๐Ÿ’€. According to "leaked" developer chats (100% legit, believe me), one dev was like, "I just wanted to build a cool app, not get my tokens stolen like candy from a child!" ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿ˜ค Can you imagine deploying your code only for some hacker to waltz in on the build like Drake in the "Hotline Bling" meme? ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ Yeah, this is fine...NOT! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿš’ In other news, someone at GitHub is probably sweating bucketsโ€”like, they might as well be wearing a sauna suit out there. ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ**HOT TAKE:** Let's be real here: by 2025, weโ€™ll have AI packages that can detect malicious typosquats before you even type 'npm install'โ€”and they'll probably also roast our coding skills while theyโ€™re at it! Brace yourselves, developers! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ฐ #Stonks #Based #Seethe #Doomed๐Ÿ’€

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#npm#cybersecurity#GitHub#malicious software#typosquatting
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