Fake Web3 Accelerator Uses npm Packages to Spread Malware and Hijack AI Agent Traffic

October 19, 2026 · 10:06 am 1 sources

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• Fake Web3 Accelerator Uses npm Packages to Spread Malware and Hijack AI Agent Traffic
  The Hacker News · October 19, 2026 10:06
  A fake Web3 accelerator has been observed pushing information stealers and backdoors to Windows and macOS systems using malicious npm packages under the pretext of offering free artificial intelligence (AI) credits for Anthropic Claude and Google Gemini, coding tools, and security audits. "The…