A significant event in the Node.js community occurred when a popular repository's ownership was transferred to a hacker, who then injected malicious code aimed at stealing bitcoin wallet keys. This incident highlighted vulnerabilities in the open-source ecosystem, particularly the ease with which malicious actors can exploit the trust-based nature of open-source development. The attack was not a breach of npm itself but targeted a widely-used package, event-stream, by adding a rogue dependency, flatmap-stream, designed to operate with another package called copay-dash. The incident drew attention to the challenges faced by open-source maintainers, who often work for free and can suffer from burnout, leading to potential security risks when they hand over project control. The situation underscores the need for better support systems for developers and a reevaluation of how open-source contributions are managed to prevent similar occurrences in the future.