Ledger CTO Warns Of Crypto Clipper Malware Following Major NPM Breach

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A significant supply chain attack has raised alarms within the cryptocurrency community, especially after the Node Package Manager (NPM) account of developer Qix was compromised.

Charles Guilletment, the Chief Technology Officer of Ledger, a hardware wallet provider, issued a stark warning to crypto investors in a recent post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). 

He highlighted the potential risks associated with this breach, noting that the affected packages have been downloaded over a billion times, putting the entire JavaScript ecosystem in jeopardy.

Crypto Clipper Malware Discovered

According to an investigative report on the matter, the malicious code introduced in this attack functions as a “crypto-clipper,” a type of malware designed

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