Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 36 malicious packages in the npm registry that are disguised as Strapi CMS plugins but come with different payloads to facilitate Redis and PostgreSQL exploitation, deploy reverse shells, harvest credentials, and drop a persistent implant.
"Every package contains three files (package.json, index.js, postinstall.js), has no description, repository,



Source: TheHackerNews
Source Link: https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/36-malicious-npm-packages-exploited.html