Watch Out: Virus Detected in Software Downloaded Over 1 Billion Times, Theft Alert for Cryptocurrency Owners

Ledger's CTO, Charles Guillemet, warned of a large-scale cyberattack that could directly impact the cryptocurrency market. “A respected developer's NPM account was compromised, and packages distributed through that account have been downloaded over 1 billion ￰0￱ puts the entire JavaScript ecosystem at risk,” Guillemet ￰1￱ to details of the attack, the malware attempts to steal users' funds by silently changing crypto ￰2￱ method, known as a “crypto-clipper,” specifically targets software wallet ￰3￱ argued that hardware wallet users are safe if they carefully check addresses before signing transactions, but software wallet users should avoid on-chain transactions for now.

It's also unclear whether attackers are directly stealing seed phrases from software ￰4￱ News: BREAKING: Coinbase Lists Two Surprise Altcoins - One of Them Is Highly Controversial Here are some suggestions for developers: Fix the error-ex package to version 1.3.2 (using the overrides property in package. json). Prefer npm ci command instead of npm install in your build ￰5￱ sure to check the addresses before making any transactions. *This is not investment ￰6￱ Reading: Watch Out: Virus Detected in Software Downloaded Over 1 Billion Times, Theft Alert for Cryptocurrency Owners