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North Korea’s hijack of one of the web’s most used open source projects was likely weeks in the making

North Korean hackers pushed out malicious updates to a popular open source project by hacking a top developer's computer in a long-running campaign.

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  • North Korean hackers pushed out malicious updates to a popular open source project by hacking a top developer's computer in a long-running campaign.
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North Korean hackers pushed out malicious updates to a popular open source project by hacking a top developer's computer in a long-running campaign.

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