XRP supply chain attack: Official NPM package infected with crypto stealing backdoor
aikido.dev | incident | #supply-chain | #cryptocurrency | #npm | #aikido | #backdoor | #supply-chain-attack | #private-keys | #aikido-intel | #xrpl | #npm-malware | #wallet-keys
Summary
The official xrpl npm package, XRP Ledger's SDK with 140,000 weekly downloads, was backdoored via unauthorized releases to steal wallet private keys whenever a Wallet object was instantiated.
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--- id: 2526 title: "XRP supply chain attack: Official NPM package infected with crypto stealing backdoor" source_domain: aikido.dev source_url: "https://www.aikido.dev/blog/xrp-supplychain-attack-official-npm-package-infected-with-crypto-stealing-backdoor" published_at: "2025-04-22 00:00" tags: ["supply-chain", "cryptocurrency", "npm", "aikido", "backdoor", "supply-chain-attack", "private-keys", "aikido-intel", "xrpl", "npm-malware", "wallet-keys"] phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2526" lang: en --- # XRP supply chain attack: Official NPM package infected with crypto stealing backdoor ## Summary The official xrpl npm package, XRP Ledger's SDK with 140,000 weekly downloads, was backdoored via unauthorized releases to steal wallet private keys whenever a Wallet object was instantiated. ## Intelligence Metadata - **Sources:** aikido.dev - **Published:** 2025-04-22 00:00 - **Original:** https://www.aikido.dev/blog/xrp-supplychain-attack-official-npm-package-infected-with-crypto-stealing-backdoor - **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2526