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Cybersecurity2 min readAugust 4, 2026

Keyv-Linked npm Worm Poisons Hundreds of Packages, Plants Claude Code and VS Code Hooks

A malicious worm has compromised hundreds of npm packages by exploiting the popular Keyv library, injecting code that installs hooks into Claude Code and VS Code editors to potentially capture sensitive data or inject malicious commands. Organizations sho

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