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A threat actor has begun using recently released malware source code to target NPM developers.
Threat actors quickly adopting newly released malware source code, such as the Shai-Hulud worm clones targeting NPM developers, underscores the urgent need for proactive threat intelligence and rapid incident response capabilities to mitigate emerging threats in software development environments.
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