UA-Parser-JS project hijacked to install malware

UA-Parser-JS project hijacked to install malware

3 years ago
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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.