NPM package 'debug' v4.4.2 contains malware
28 q3k 4 9/8/2025, 1:49:48 PM social.hackerspace.pl ↗
Comments (4)
davely · 48m ago
More and more, I am thinking all my local development environments for Node / JavaScript projects need to be setup in a sandboxed VM.
dylmye · 58m ago
The two listed collaborators of the debug package have over 700 packages published collectively, many of them with millions of weekly downloads. What could possibly go wrong when their token is compromised?
q3k · 2h ago
GH issue: https://github.com/debug-js/debug/issues/1005
ChrisArchitect · 57m ago
A blog post: https://www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-debug-and-chalk-packages-com... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45169657)