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A nodejs module for local and remote Inter Process Communication (IPC), Neural Networking, and able to facilitate machine learning.

30 mentions on Hacker News by 28 people: 12 stories, 18 comments · first 2022-03-15 · latest 2026-05-14

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  1. ▲ 6
    Malicious node-IPC Versions Published to NPM
    story by varunsharma07 · 2026-05-14 · 2 comments
  2. …we can therefore assert that the author is, indeed, a proper dick. [1] http://dbad-license.org/ [2] https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/commit/9a1ad86d17a...
    comment by inopinatus · 2022-03-21 · in Embedded Malicious Code in node-ipc
  3. …EDIT: looks like Notepad++ also made a political statement about the crisis in Ukraine[2]. [0]: https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues?q=is%3Aissu... [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21400526 [2]:…
    comment by tentacleuno · 2022-03-20 · in Embedded Malicious Code in node-ipc
  4. …all, this is not a license problem. Now, talk about node-ipc, which just got attacked by mobs (see https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues?q=is%3Aissu... ). If an open source project is a scam, then it's a scamware. If an open…
    comment by nirui · 2022-03-19 · in On the Weaponisation of Open Source
  5. https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues/308 Draw your own conclusions about authenticity but it doesn't sound implausible.
    comment by emodendroket · 2022-03-19 · in On the Weaponisation of Open Source
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    Intentional Malware? Are you serious?
    story by georgecmu · 2022-03-18 · 0 comments
  7. …free pizza, and thanks to all the police that showed up to SWAT me. They were really nice fellas. https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/commit/088a1ca4d5f...
    comment by orangepurple · 2022-03-18 · in My entire PC got wiped Do not download
  8. To know what's actually going on here, one must open the revision history of the top comment, and view the last version from the OP (since it was then edited by the maintainer). See: https://web.archive.org/web/20220317042712/https://github…
    comment by Aspie96 · 2022-03-18 · in Node-ipc module installs malware on Russian and Belarussian IP addresses
  9. …mean it's possible someone pushed to a fork and "framed it"? Edit: Never mind, here's the commit: https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/commit/847047cf7f8...
    comment by sodality2 · 2022-03-18 · in Node-ipc supply chain attack: peacenotwar
  10. The commit: https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/commit/847047cf7f8...
    comment by DevopsQuestions · 2022-03-18 · in Node-ipc supply chain attack: peacenotwar
  11. …issues. That version was then reverted with the current one that only adds a file to the desktop. https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues/390
    comment by pastacacioepepe · 2022-03-18 · in My entire PC got wiped Do not download
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    My entire PC got wiped Do not download
    story by ahiknsr · 2022-03-18 · 109 comments
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    Supply Chain Attack in node-ipc that deletes all system files
    story by sansui12 · 2022-03-17 · 2 comments
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    Node.js module wipes your disk if you have Russian\Belorussian IP
    story by tonis2 · 2022-03-17 · 2 comments
  15. …shows a message on the users desktop, however if actually recursively overwrites the users files. https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues/319 The maintainer has taken to banning anyone pointing this out. I don't believe this is…
    comment by devwastaken · 2022-03-17 · in American NGO affected by your recklessness (node-ipc vulnerability)
  16. This issue has turned into an absolute embarrassment https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues/233 People like the maintainer are doing nothing but harm to the mutual trust that exists in the open source community.
    comment by ObiWanFrijoles · 2022-03-17 · in American NGO affected by your recklessness (node-ipc vulnerability)
  17. node-ipc https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc They removed the code of the public repo by now but you can still find references in the issue threads
    comment by lsbehe · 2022-03-17 · in Malicious NPM dependency injection in Unity Hub 3.1.0 targetting Russians
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    American NGO affected by your recklessness (node-ipc vulnerability)
    story by aw9f70gae · 2022-03-17 · 21 comments
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    RIAEvangelist/node-ipc is malware / protestware
    story by sorcix · 2022-03-17 · 2 comments
  20. …like this only happen in the JavaScript ecosystem? Edit: Apparently the malware isn't working: https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues/273 And then there's the licence incompatibility: https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issu…
    comment by unmole · 2022-03-17 · in Node-ipc developers add malware which wipes Russian IP's
  21. …dependency management. https://www.flyingpenguin.com/?p=38727 Edit: you can read his responses here https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues/233
    comment by bobobob420 · 2022-03-17 · in Node-ipc developers add malware which wipes Russian IP's
  22. …people https://securityboulevard.com/2022/03/supply-chain-attack-no... deeper dive into the code: https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues/233 @dang plz don't remove, think I am the first to post about this
    comment by bobobob420 · 2022-03-17 · in Node-ipc developers add malware which wipes Russian IP's
  23. …WWIII and more of us wish that we had done something about it, or ends and this gets removed. from https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues/233#issueco...
    comment by 0x_rs · 2022-03-16 · in NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / BY computers on install
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    Node-ipc module installs malware on Russian and Belarussian IP addresses
    story by ummonk · 2022-03-16 · 1 comment
  25. …falls well within the definition of malware. It's irresponsible for the maintainer to allow this: https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues/233
    comment by chizhik-pyzhik · 2022-03-16 · in NPM package compromised by author: erases files on RU / BY computers on install
  26. ▲ 4
    Repo owner adds protestware affecting RU/BE users
    story by julianlam · 2022-03-16 · 0 comments
  27. …Link to peacenotwar: https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/peacenotwar An of course the issues come in: https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues
    comment by mrmattyboy · 2022-03-16 · in Node-ipc added dependency on maintainer's peacenotwar module
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    Node-ipc added dependency on maintainer's peacenotwar module
    story by mrmattyboy · 2022-03-16 · 4 comments
  29. ▲ 5
    NPM library drops text file on desktop as anti-war propaganda
    story by erdemozg · 2022-03-16 · 0 comments
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    Node-ipc spreading malware with NPM packages
    story by deltaci · 2022-03-15 · 3 comments