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Inside the Largest NPM Hack in History: How a Catastrophe Was Narrowly Avoided

Four-stage timeline—phishing (Sept 5–8), maintainer compromised (Sept 8, 13:16 UTC), malicious packages published (minutes later), detection & containment (minutes–hours).

The largest npm hack in history started with a single phished email and almost escalated into a global crisis. Here’s the timeline, impact and the lessons every developer should take away.

Posted byJoy ArohSeptember 18, 2025September 18, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Social Engineering, Supply Chain AttacksLeave a comment on Inside the Largest NPM Hack in History: How a Catastrophe Was Narrowly Avoided

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