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24 npm Packages Abuse unpkg CDN to Host ClickFix Phishing Pages

2026-08-26 11:42 UTC · The Hacker News · read the source ↗ #phishing#npm#supply-chain
  • Engineer — Learn: Novel abuse of unpkg CDN as free phishing infrastructure — developers who install the packages are not the target, but this technique shows how legitimate CDN reputation can carry malicious payloads. Worth factoring into proxy/WAF policy reviews for unpkg.com egress.
  • SOC/IR — Plan: ClickFix-style fake CAPTCHA pages hosted on unpkg.com may bypass domain-reputation filters; build or tune proxy detections for unpkg.com redirects to non-package HTML content and correlate with clipboard-execution behaviors downstream.
  • Leader — Skip
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