BIG sabotage: Famous npm package (node-ipc) deletes files to protest Ukraine war

• rfcs

  35 716 5.6 JavaScript

  Public change requests/proposals & ideation (by npm)

  

• node-ipc

  76 41 2.3 JavaScript

  A nodejs module for local and remote Inter Process Communication (IPC), Neural Networking, and able to facilitate machine learning. (by RIAEvangelist)

He has been force-pushing commits in pursuit of clearing his evidence.

• SurveyJS

  surveyjs.io sponsored

  Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  

• npm

  48 17,233 2.1 JavaScript

February 2018: npm screws with filesystem permissions and bones some production servers

• node-ipc-goof

  2 3 3.6 JavaScript
  

I wrote altered the original version that deletes files to do a bunch of debug output and show what it would have deleted. As an extra precaution, it’ll only run in a docker container https://github.com/snyk-labs/node-ipc-goof.

• peacenotwar

  33 155 7.0 JavaScript

  Discontinued Attempts to determine if the computer its running on has an IP originating from Russia or Belarus. If it is then depending on the version of the malware either attempts to delete all files on the computer, or creates a text file on the computers desktop protesting the war in ukraine.

His actions destroyed over 30,000 messages & files detailing war crimes committed by Russian in Ukraine belonging an American NGO that monitors human rights infringements in eastern Europe. Cool protest, bro.

• WorkOS

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  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

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