Trojanized Newtonsoft.Json Fork Hides Game-Rigging Code in a Working Library

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Trojanized Newtonsoft.Json Fork Hides Game-Rigging Code in a Working Library
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a NuGet typosquat that's unlike the typical information-stealing malware distributed via package registries: usual info-stealers: it's designed to rig live game results on Digitain. The package, named "Newtonsoftt.Json.Net," masquerades as the Newtonsoft.Json library and is a trojanized fork. Seven versions of the package have been published to the

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