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Malware Found in npm Package Posing as SkillsGuard

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

Three packages on npm claim the name 'SkillsGuard', but one shipped malware and was pulled from ClawHub. Only AgentGuard by GoPlus Security is a verified, open-source runtime guard at v1.1.28. Over 13% of marketplace skills contain critical vulnerabilities, making it crucial to verify package sources.

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The story highlights a supply-chain risk in the AI agent ecosystem, where a security tool itself became the attack vector.
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