A recent wave of malicious software attacks has targeted the dYdX cryptocurrency exchange, resulting in the theft of user wallet credentials and, in some cases, the installation of backdoors on devices, according to security researchers. The compromised packages, published on the npm and PyPI repositories, affected applications using specific versions of the dydxprotocolv4-client-js package. The attacks have led to complete wallet compromise and irreversible cryptocurrency theft.
According to security firm Socket, the compromised packages included npm (dydxprotocolv4-client-js): 3.4.1 and 1.22.1. These packages were laced with code designed to steal wallet credentials from dYdX developers and backend systems. The scope of the attack included all applications dependent on the compromised versions, impacting both developers testing with real credentials and end-users. Researchers warned that every application using the compromised npm versions was at risk.
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