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๐Ÿ’€ North Korea just dropped 35 new npm packages and they're all sus. Devs, it's time to panic! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ฅ #Cope #Seethe
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๐Ÿ’€ North Korea just dropped 35 new npm packages and they're all sus. Devs, it's time to panic! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ฅ #Cope #Seethe

June 25, 2025
about 2 months ago
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฅBREAKING: North Korea Just Dropped the Most Cursed npm Package Collection! ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ‘พ So get this, fam: our friends over in the DPRK decided that developing their nuclear capabilities just wasn't enough. ๐Ÿคก They said, "Why not unleash some chaotic coding onto the unsuspecting devs of the world?" And BOOM ๐Ÿ’ฃ๐Ÿ’ฅ, they dropped 35 malicious npm packages like they're the latest iPhone or something. ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ“ฆ These bad boys have been downloaded over 4,000 times. That's basically the equivalent of Rickrolling a full stadium. ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ’€ Like, imagine being the developer who just got punk'd by Kim Jong-un's "Contagious Interview operation," thinking they were just checking out some new code snippets and BOOM! They just invited malware over for dinner. ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐Ÿšซ Some dev leaks say: > "I just wanted a quick build. Now I've got North Korean malware in my project. This is fine... I guess?" ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Stonks? Nah, more like NO stonks! ๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿ’” The real question is: whatโ€™s next, a TikTok dance challenge involving malicious packages? ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅHOT TAKE: By 2025, npm will be a reality show where devs compete to make THE MOST Chaotic code. Winner gets a chance to collaborate with Kim's team! No cap! ๐Ÿš€โœจ

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