And it's especially dangerous because the code works A malicious npm package with more than 56,000 downloads masquerades as a ...

A malicious package in the Node Package Manager (NPM) registry poses as a legitimate WhatsApp Web API library to steal WhatsApp messages, collect contacts, and gain access to the account.

Over the past six months, the fake package has reportedly been downloaded more than 56,000 times., Technology & Science, ...

Malicious npm package posing as a WhatsApp Web API library operated for months as a functional dependency while stealing messages and maintaining persistence.

The lotusbail NPM package steals WhatsApp credentials, messages, and contacts, and provides persistent access to the victims’ accounts.

The malicious fork, named ‘lotusbail’ has all the same functionality as the legitimate project, but it also steals WhatsApp authentication tokens and session keys. Furthermore, it intercepts and ...

Most major platforms have dealt with large-scale data leaks tied to weak or unprotected APIs. You've seen this play out with Facebook, X and even Dell. The pattern is always the same. A feature meant ...