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Shai-Hulud malware attack: Tinycolor and over 40 NPM packages compromised

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1208 points jamesberthoty | 1 comments | 16 Sep 25 11:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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codemonkey-zeta ◴[16 Sep 25 11:56 UTC] No.45261026[source]▶
I'm coming to the unfortunate realizattion that supply chain attacks like this are simply baked into the modern JavaScript ecosystem. Vendoring can mitigate your immediate exposure, but does not solve this problem.

These attacks may just be the final push I needed to take server rendering (without js) more seriously. The HTMX folks convinced me that I can get REALLY far without any JavaScript, and my apps will probably be faster and less janky anyway.

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rs999gti ◴[16 Sep 25 14:36 UTC] No.45262851[source]▶
> supply chain attacks

You all really need to stop using this term when it comes to OSS. Supply chain implies a relationship, none of these companies or developers have a relationship with the creators other than including their packages.

Call it something like "free code attacks" or "hobbyist code attacks."

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__alexs ◴[16 Sep 25 14:42 UTC] No.45262948[source]▶
I know CrowdStrike have a pretty bad reputation but calling them hobbyists is a bit rude.
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1. cobbal ◴[16 Sep 25 17:22 UTC] No.45265117[source]▶
I'm sure no offense was intended to hobbyists, but it was indeed rude