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NPM RUN HACK:ME - A SUPPLY CHAIN ATTACK JOURNEY

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This story is about a freelance developer tricked by a fake recruiter on LinkedIn for a Web3 project. After accepting simple coding tasks as part of the interview process, they launched a server that secretly gave hackers user-level access to their system. The supposed recruiter and CTO disappeared afterward.