Tech/SecurityOpen source developer corrupts widely-used libraries, affecting tons of projects Open source developer corrupts widely-used libraries, affecting tons of projects / He pushed corrupt updates that trigger an infinite loop By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.
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