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NPM Under Attack: IndonesianFoods Worm Turns Open Source Rewards Into Crypto Mining
Discursive Podcast
8 minutes
4 days ago
NPM Under Attack: IndonesianFoods Worm Turns Open Source Rewards Into Crypto Mining
A self-replicating worm floods npm with 100,000+ spam packages while exploiting blockchain rewards, marking a new evolution in supply chain attacks. Today’s tech news also covers OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 release with 5x speed improvements, Cambridge’s artificial leaf that outperforms nature 10-to-1, and updates on Spotify lossless audio, Apple Digital ID, and UK cybersecurity legislation.