MAL-2025-51163 Malicious code in budi-takokak34-sluey (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector 91943a4afc74a7ceeb900fca1a0a1783ceeff510053dbbcf86d8027aacb66bfe The package budi-takokak34-sluey was found to contain malicious code. This package appears to be part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign that flood...

MAL-2025-50593 Malicious code in umi-kue47-riris (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: amazon-inspector e21e7404a9935f4f8dd1624b560bdb9e99bdc2eda28ca116b7c6d69df103e347 The package umi-kue47-riris was found to contain malicious code. This package appears to be part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign that flooded np...

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