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Re:Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker', breaking thou... by pverghese on Sunday January 09, 2022 @10:51PM (#29870389)
Let's not start claiming people are planning terrorist acts without any proof. Those claims are extremely hard to get rid of, especially on the internet.
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Re:Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker', breaking thou... by josephcsible on Sunday January 09, 2022 @11:00PM (#29870461)
Here's the proof: https://abc7ny.com/suspicious-package-queens-astoria-fire/64...

Another article: https://www.njhomelandsecurity.gov/at-a-glance/9-21-20

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Re:Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker', breaking thou... by barsonme on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:09AM (#29873073)
All that proves is he’s got an interest in explosives. Believe it or not, explosives are a legitimate hobby for some folks.

Unless there is other evidence, you’re just blindly speculating as to his intent.

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Re:Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker', breaking thou... by qaq on Monday January 10, 2022 @07:49AM (#29873987)
It's fine to speculate given a certain pattern of behavior
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Re:Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker', breaking thou... by a3w on Monday January 10, 2022 @12:30PM (#29878285)
No, it is not. Our brains process speculation as facts.

This thread and press coverage is just reputation damage. Most newspaper articles are not even 90 % true, so rampant theories go floating until innocent some people are burned for life.

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Re:Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker', breaking thou... by qaq on Monday January 10, 2022 @03:11PM (#29881403)
you do realize that by doing what he did he didn't just burn greedy F500 companies that didn't have ci/cd setup properly, but non-profits and other entities that are not really resourced to deal with type of stuff.
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