RE: DevDefender Security Digest — 2026-08-06

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1.18 Malicious npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform RAT to Alibaba Tool Users
The Hacker News · 2026-08-03
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new set of malicious npm packages that target users of Alibaba developer tools with a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT) as part of a sophisticated, …
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2.Don't Revoke That Token Yet: Inside the keyv/cacheable npm Worm, (Wed, Aug 5th)
SANS ISC (Full Text) · 2026-08-05
When you learn that a compromised package executed on one of your build hosts, muscle memory takes over: revoke the npm token, rotate the GitHub PAT, cycle the cloud keys. That reflex has been correct…
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