Two malicious npm packages, express-api-sync and system-health-sync-api, have been discovered, posing a significant threat to production systems. Published under the npm alias “botsailer,” the packages install backdoors capable of deleting all files within an application. Unlike typical malware, these tools prioritise data destruction over theft, highlighting a growth in software supply chain threats. Socket’s Threat Research Team urges developers to use behavioural scanning tools to detect such threats.
Startup OMass Secures $310M to Advance Drug for Rare Endocrine Disorder
OMass’s molecule is vying to become an alternative to a Neurocrine Biosciences drug that is currently the only FDA-approved therapy for congenital adrenal hyperplasia. But
