The story behind colors.js and faker.js

The bizarre case of the author who corrupted his own npm packages – colors.js and faker.js. Originally reported by Bleeping Computer on Jan 9th the author of npm packages colors.js and faker.js…

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Malicious modifications to open source projects affecting thousands - Sysdig Secure – Sysdig

The story behind colors.js and faker.js