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A coordinated effort has released over 67,000 fake npm packages since early 2024, aimed at flooding the registry rather than stealing data. The malicious packages use JavaScript scripts that require manual execution to propagate, creating a self-replicating network that burdens the platform. Researchers link this activity to a monetization scheme involving TEA tokens.