In a maneuver that would make even the most daring ninja jealous, the digital tricksters have unleashed a new malware operation targeting the npm and PyPI ecosystems. This isn’t just any run-of-the-mill attack—this is a highly sophisticated attempt to turn developers’ lives into a Shakespearean tragedy, complete with soliloquies of despair every time a terminal crashes.

With over a dozen packages turning into malicious Trojan horses, the attack is the tech world’s equivalent of finding out your artisan soy latte is just Folgers. Delivered with the stealth of a cat burglar dressed in binary, the malware carries out operations that seem ripped from an outlandish spy film. Run shell commands? Check. Take screenshots? Absolutely. Upload files to infected machines? Without a doubt. This malware is living out its James Bond dreams, one poorly secured server at a time.

Experts have identified the culprit as the notorious Aikido Security, who have gleefully informed the world through The Hacker News that these packages collectively account for millions of downloads. Considering this an invitation to chaos, developers everywhere are now thinking twice before typing ‘npm install’ lest they summon the digital equivalent of Bloody Mary. Thanks to this latest caper, the gentle art of coding has turned into a high-stakes game of Russian roulette, with every package posing a potential gateway to a hacker’s paradise.