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npm usb @2.18.0

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flagged 2026-06-06 12:29
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Signals fired

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topology
typosquat 1.0 lev=1 to watched 'sb'
dist_tag_anomaly 0.5 dist-tags.latest=2.18.0 but max published is 3.0.0-alpha.1

Prior profile (what it deviated from)

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  "had_install_script": true,
  "maintainers": [
    "kevinmehall",
    "tcr",
    "thegecko"
  ],
  "versions": 105
}

Evidence (package doc at flag time)

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    },
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    },
    {
      "email": "npm@thegecko.org",
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    }
  ],
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    "type": "git",
    "url": "git+https://github.com/node-usb/node-usb.git"
  },
  "scripts": {
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    "compile": "tsc",
    "docs": "typedoc",
    "full-test": "mocha --timeout 10000 --require coffeescript/register test/*.coffee",
    "install": "node-gyp-build",
    "postcompile": "eslint . --ext .ts",
    "prebuild": "prebuildify --napi --strip --name node.napi",
    "prebuild-cross": "prebuildify-cross --napi --strip --name node.napi",
    "prebuild-download": "prebuildify-ci download",
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    "rebuild": "node-gyp rebuild",
    "test": "mocha --require coffeescript/register --grep Module test/*",
    "valgrind": "coffee -c test/*.coffee; valgrind --leak-check=full --show-possibly-lost=no node --expose-gc --trace-gc node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha -R spec",
    "watch": "tsc -w --preserveWatchOutput"
  },
  "signal_details": {
    "dist_tag_anomaly": "dist-tags.latest=2.18.0 but max published is 3.0.0-alpha.1",
    "typosquat": "lev=1 to watched 'sb'"
  },
  "time": {
    "created": "2012-10-28T18:42:30.366Z",
    "modified": "2026-06-06T14:39:49.349Z"
  }
}