UA-Parser-JS project hijacked to install malware
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/popular-npm-library-hijacked-to-install-password-stealers-miners/
Hackers hijacked the popular UA-Parser-JS NPM library, with millions of downloads a week, to infect Linux and Windows devices with cryptominers and password-stealing trojans in a supply-chain attack.
The UA-Parser-JS library is used to parse a browser's user agent to identify a visitor's browser, engine, OS, CPU, and Device type/model.
UA-Parser-JS project hijacked to install malware
Oct 23, 2021, 5:18pm UTC
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/popular-npm-library-hijacked-to-install-password-stealers-miners/
> Hackers hijacked the popular UA-Parser-JS NPM library, with millions of downloads a week, to infect Linux and Windows devices with cryptominers and password-stealing trojans in a supply-chain attack.
> The UA-Parser-JS library is used to parse a browser's user agent to identify a visitor's browser, engine, OS, CPU, and Device type/model.