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'Flooding Dropper' Campaign Hits npm With Nearly 850 Malicious Packages

5 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

5 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareData Infrastructure

◆ Geography

United States

◆ Source

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Fusion42 · 6 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

A campaign targeting the npm package registry deployed nearly 850 malicious packages designed to drop additional malware after installation, posing significant security risks to developers and software supply chains.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software and Data Infrastructure.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Your software supply chain is under direct attack through npm packages, making vetting dependencies and automated security scanning a critical practice to avoid compromise.

◆ Coverage

1 source · 5 Aug 2026

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