JavaScript Hijinks: How XZ Utils Attack Unravels a Wider Open Source Social Engineering Scheme

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Oh, the tangled webs we weave when we practice to deceive... and apparently, also when we're coding in JavaScript! The recent supply chain shenanigans targeting XZ Utils and JavaScript projects have all the drama of a soap opera, if your soap opera is about nerdy hackers with too much time on their hands. Pull up a seat, because this plot twist involves fake identities, aggressive email chains, and a security flaw that's got Linux users sweating more than a sysadmin without sudo privileges.