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Re:NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / B... by zozbot234 on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @06:51PM (#30705165)
Plenty of existing ransomwares delete user files on everything-but-RU machines. Perhaps the maintainer of this package subscribes to the old view that "turnabout is fair play".
Re:NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / B... by schoen on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @07:12PM (#30705357)
"Some people in my country were victimized by organized crime in another country, so it's turnabout, and hence fair play, for me to victimize other people in that country"?

"Some people in my country were victimized by organized crime in another country, and that country's government didn't try to stop the criminal activity, so it's turnabout, and hence fair play, for me to victimize other people in that country"?

Re:NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / B... by sva_ on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @07:59PM (#30705774)
But that shouldn't be an excuse to sink to their level.
Re:NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / B... by labster on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @11:03PM (#30707190)
They haven’t really sunk to their level unless there’s an npm module to bomb hospitals I don’t know about. Still bad to target civilians, though.
Re:NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / B... by sva_ on Thursday March 17, 2022 @04:56AM (#30708996)
Well I meant the level of ransomware authors and the like.
Re:NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / B... by foverzar on Thursday March 17, 2022 @03:26PM (#30714955)
> delete user files on everything-but-RU machines

Wasn't that about Cyrillic keyboard layout? Russia don't own neither Cyrillics, nor Russian language.

Re:NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / B... by Jimbonius on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @08:07PM (#30705852)
But whatabout the other guys????

Are you a child?

Re:NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / B... by zozbot234 on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @08:25PM (#30705984)
Good question, you should ask the maintainer that. I'm speculating about their possible motive for abusing the FLOSS ecosystem in such a destructive way, not trying to justify their behavior or anything.
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Re:NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / B... by lal on Saturday March 19, 2022 @05:56AM (#30732501)
You know, if you really want to post like you're on /g/ you can just go back to /g/. It's still there.
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Re:NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / B... by lal on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @10:47AM (#30778986)
I'm just saying you'd be happier there, it even has boards for non-tech-related stuff since you don't post here about tech-related stuff. Perfect fit!
Re:NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / B... by YATA0 on Friday March 25, 2022 @11:59AM (#30803745)
>I'm just saying you'd be happier there

You'd be happier on /r/cuckold, yet here you are.

>it even has boards for non-tech-related stuff since you don't post here about tech-related stuff.

I posted on a thread about malware, and made a comment about malware. That's "tech-related stuff". You have poor reading comprehension.

>Perfect fit!

Reddit also has /r/soyboy as well! Perfect fit!