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The npm Blog — `crossenv` malware on the npm registry

Accepted submission by MrPlow at 2017-08-05 15:00:06
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Submitted via IRC for Bytram

On August 1, a user notified us via Twitter that a package with a name very similar to the popular cross-env package was sending environment variables from its installation context out to...

"cross-env != crossenv"

Source: http://blog.npmjs.org/post/163723642530/crossenv-malware-on-the-npm-registry [npmjs.org]


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