DevHacker Noonabout 2 hours ago
Code Smell 138 - Packages Dependency
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A compromised Keyv maintainer account injected credential-stealing code in August 2026, spreading to at least 444 packages with over 2 billion monthly installs. The incident highlights the coupling and security risks of unnecessary external dependencies, urging developers to write trivial logic inline.
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