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Aptos: TrapDoor Malware Strikes Developer Environments

Aptos: TrapDoor Malware Strikes Developer Environments

Aptos, SuiNetwork and Solana face TrapDoor malware stealing SSH keys via 34+ malicious packages amid rising software supply chain attacks in crypto infrastructure.

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Aptos, SuiNetwork and Solana developer environments are under active assault from the TrapDoor malware campaign that deploys 34+ poisoned packages to harvest SSH keys and wallet credentials, amplifying software supply chain attacks in crypto as AI-assisted development risks outpace manual audits and expand blast radius tenfold while crypto developer environment security demands provenance checks, reproducible builds and least-privilege controls across every team member.


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