The XRP Ledger Foundation has identified a “serious vulnerability” in the official JavaScript library used for interacting with the XRP Ledger blockchain network, the nonprofit said.

On April 22, blockchain security specialist Aikido data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://www.aikido.dev/blog/xrp-supplychain-attack-official-npm-package-infected-with-crypto-stealing-backdoor” rel=”null” target=”null” text=”null” title=”null”>said in a blog post that XRP Ledger’s open-source JavaScript library was “compromised by sophisticated attackers who put in a backdoor to steal cryptocurrency private keys and gain access to cryptocurrency wallets.” 

The JavaScript library includes programs enabling developers to interact with the XRP Ledger and…

The XRP Ledger Foundation has identified a “serious vulnerability” in the official JavaScript library used for interacting with the XRP Ledger blockchain network, the nonprofit said.

On April 22, blockchain security specialist Aikido data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://www.aikido.dev/blog/xrp-supplychain-attack-official-npm-package-infected-with-crypto-stealing-backdoor” rel=”null” target=”null” text=”null” title=”null”>said in a blog post that XRP Ledger’s open-source JavaScript library was “compromised by sophisticated attackers who put in a backdoor to steal cryptocurrency private keys and gain access to cryptocurrency wallets.” 

The JavaScript library includes programs enabling developers to interact with the XRP Ledger and…