Published August 3, 2026 ยท Added August 4, 2026

18 Malicious npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform RAT to Alibaba Tool Users

The Hacker News reports that malicious npm packages impersonating Alibaba developer tools delivered a cross-platform remote-access trojan, with some packages updated through the same maintainer account and researchers still assessing whether account takeover or a rogue maintainer was involved.

The Hacker News reports that malicious npm packages impersonating Alibaba developer tools delivered a cross-platform remote-access trojan, with some packages updated through the same maintainer account and researchers still assessing whether account takeover or a rogue maintainer was involved.

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Source: Thehackernews