What should I do if I installed a compromised jscrambler version?
Upgrade immediately to the clean releases (jscrambler 8.22.0 or the matching plugin versions), then rotate every credential reachable from that machine — cloud keys, AI assistant API tokens, and crypto wallet seed phrases. Socket also recommends reviewing installation logs for execution of dist/setup.js as an indicator of compromise.
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