SMRTR TechMay 13, 2026Hacker News

I was asked to install malware during a fake interview

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A software engineer was twice targeted in one month by LinkedIn scammers posing as recruiters, pushing fake advisor roles to install malware via `npm install`. He avoided both attacks by refusing to run the code.

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