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Fake WhatsApp Developer Libraries Hide Destructive Data-Wiping Code

Summary by BleepingComputer
Two malicious NPM packages posing as WhatsApp development tools have been discovered deploying destructive data-wiping code that recursively deletes files on a developer's computers.

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The Hacker News broke the news in on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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