Re:We All Dodged a Bullet
by kumavis on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @07:30PM
(#45190972)
> all the malware did was modify the destination addresses of cryptocurrency payments mediated via online wallets like MetaMask
A clarification: Despite MetaMask depending on the compromised packages it was not directly affected because:
1) packages were not updated while the compromise was live
2) MetaMask uses LavaMoat for install-time and run-time protections against compromised packages
However the payload did attempt to compromise other pages that interact with wallets like MetaMask.
A clarification: Despite MetaMask depending on the compromised packages it was not directly affected because: 1) packages were not updated while the compromise was live 2) MetaMask uses LavaMoat for install-time and run-time protections against compromised packages
However the payload did attempt to compromise other pages that interact with wallets like MetaMask.
Disclaimer: I worked on LavaMoat
LavaMoat: https://github.com/lavamoat/lavamoat