NuGet or NuRegret? The Trojan Horse Typosquatting Campaign Making Developers Question Their Code

Beware, developers! The NuGet Typosquatting Malware Campaign has turned our beloved package manager into a Trojan horse. The bad guys are exploiting MSBuild integration to hide malicious code, using typosquatting packages as their tickets in. Who knew we’d need a cybersecurity degree just to say “Hello, World!” in code?

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Oh, dear code gods! The NuGet package manager, a developer's best friend, has become a Trojan horse in a new typosquatting campaign. The bad guys are using a feature meant to simplify our lives - MSBuild integration - to hide malicious code and pull a fast one on us. At this rate, we'll need a cybersecurity degree to write "Hello, World!"

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