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Installing ‘official’ crypto tool turned laptops into launchpads to hijack GitHub accounts

By Gino Matos at 2026-05-03 20:35

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On Apr. 22, a malicious version of Bitwarden's command-line interface appeared on npm under the official package name @bitwarden/cli@2026.4.0. For 93 minutes, anyone who pulled the CLI through npm received a backdoored substitute for the legitimate tool. Bitwarden detected the compromise, removed the package, and issued a statement saying it found no evidence that attackers […] The post Installing ‘official’ crypto tool turned laptops into launchpads to hijack GitHub accounts appeared first on CryptoSlate. Continue reading...

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