The npm author Qix was targeted in a significant supply chain attack through a phishing email that spoofed npm branding, tricking the author into compromising their account. Malicious code was introduced into several packages, redirecting cryptocurrency transactions to the attacker's addresses, highlighting the persistent threat of phishing in the open-source ecosystem.

Multiple DuckDB-related npm packages were compromised, including duckdb and its associated modules, which contained malicious code aimed at draining crypto wallets. The attack mirrors previous incidents of phishing in the npm ecosystem, leading to the vendor marking the latest release as deprecated and issuing an advisory on GitHub.