ALERT – The NPM Hack Is a Wake-Up Call for Crypto Users
Hackers have just pulled off what some are calling the largest software supply chain attack in history—and it should scare the hell out of anyone who uses crypto.
The breach hit core JavaScript libraries like chalk, strip-ansi, and color-convert—packages so foundational they’re practically digital plumbing. Together, these libraries are downloaded billions of times every single week, quietly running inside everything from web apps to developer tools. Most devs never install them directly, but they lurk deep in dependency trees. That’s why this attack is systemic.
What Happened
According to multiple security reports, attackers compromised the NPM account of a well-known developer, slipped malicious code into these libraries, and…
