
Malicious pgserve, automagik developer tools found in npm registry
Application developers are being warned that malicious versions of pgserve, an embedded PostgreSQL server for application development, and automagik, an AI coding tool, have been dropped into the npm JavaScript registry, where they could poison developers’ computers. Downloading and using these versions will lead to the theft of data, tokens, SSH keys, credentials, including those for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), crypto coins from browser wallets, and browser passwords. The malware also spreads to other connected PCs. The warnings came this week from researchers at two security firms. Researchers at Socket found fake packages aimed at app devel...