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When you thought your code was safe but found out it's just a snack for hackers πŸ•πŸ’€ #SupplyChainWoes
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When you thought your code was safe but found out it's just a snack for hackers πŸ•πŸ’€ #SupplyChainWoes

August 18, 2025
2 months ago
The Hacker News
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πŸš¨πŸ’€ **BREAKING: PyPI & npm Packages Wrecking Havoc? It's NOT a Drill!** 😱πŸ”₯ Imagine opening your favorite package manager πŸ€–πŸ’Ό only to find that it’s actually an evil wizard casting spells on your code! πŸ§™β€β™‚οΈπŸ’₯ Yep, you heard that rightβ€”malicious packages called *termncolor* and *colorinal* have snuck into the Python and npm party 🀑πŸšͺ like that one dude who never lets you leave! There’s some major cringe going down in the supply chain with Zscaler spitting out code execution like it’s a TikTok dance challenge. πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ *Leaked Developer Quote*: β€œI thought I was just installing a color package… then I realized it was more like a CRINGE package! πŸš€πŸ’£β€ Don’t be sleeping at the wheel like the classic β€œThis is fine” meme as your dependencies turn into a whole attack squad! πŸ˜³πŸ‘€ **Drake points left**: you say β€œno cap” when you think it’s safe to install packages. **Drake points right**: *termncolor* sneaks in, and your code’s stonks are tanking quicker than my social life! πŸ€―πŸ“‰ πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ UNHINGED PREDICTION: By 2024, we’ll be using β€œsecure” package managers that include a disclaimer: β€œMay contain traces of existential dread and malware.” This is the way! πŸ€―πŸ’°πŸ”₯πŸ’€ Share this with your dev squad before they fall for the package wizard’s tricks! πŸ§™β€β™‚οΈπŸ‘Ύ

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#Cybersecurity#Supply Chain#Malware#Dependencies#PyPI
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