In July 2024, a critical flaw in a software update deployed by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike triggered a worldwide crash of around 8.5 million computers operating on Microsoft Windows systems. This incident led to the infamous blue screen errors and significantly disrupted multiple vital sectors, including aviation, banking, and healthcare. Recently, cybersecurity investigator Brian Krebs unearthed that roughly 25 NPM software packages have fallen prey to a malicious program named Shai-Hulud. This name is inspired by the formidable sandworm creature featured in the science fiction classic 'Dune', and the potential damage it could inflict might rival or even surpass that caused by the prior blue screen debacle.