I Got a Job Offer. But, It Came With Malware.

A job applicant was sent a GitHub repo link for a coding test, but it contained malware. The malware was hidden in whitespace characters in the tailwind.config.js file and would have stolen the applicant's machine data. This article provides a technical breakdown of the malware and how it was discovered. Job hunters, especially in the crypto space, should be cautious when running local repos.