Malicious Package Affecting ethers-mew package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Mature
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- published 20 Oct 2024
- disclosed 19 Oct 2024
- credit Phylum Research Team
How to fix?
Avoid using all malicious instances of the ethers-mew package.
Overview
ethers-mew is a malicious package. This package contains malicious code attempting to steal sensitive data from the victim such as Etherum private keys and gain SSH access to the victim's machine.