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IronWorm malware plants rootkit in Arweave ecosystem npm libraries

A malware named IronWorm spread through 36 npm packages in the Arweave ecosystem, stealing developer credentials and self ...

What is Mini Shai-Hulud npm supply chain attack, and was Microsoft and Socket hit by malware? Full explainer on npm malware spread

What is Mini Shai-Hulud npm supply chain attack, and was Microsoft and Socket hit by malware? A new npm supply chain attack hit hundreds of packages linked to the @antv ecosystem. Attackers used a ...
Tech Times

Red Hat npm Packages Compromised, 57 More Follow: Signed Attestations Cannot Block Pipeline Hijack

Miasma compromised 32 Red Hat packages June 1 via a hijacked CI/CD pipeline producing valid SLSA attestations, then hit 57 more June 3 using Phantom Gyp to evade install monitors. Red Hat confirmed no ...
The Hacker News

OpenAI Codex Authentication Tokens Stolen in codexui-android npm Supply Chain Attack

Codex tokens were exfiltrated via a popular npm package, affecting users since v0.1.82 and enabling persistent account access ...
Bleeping Computer

52% of All JavaScript npm Packages Could Have Been Hacked via Weak Credentials

Tens of thousands of developers using weak credentials to secure their npm accounts inadvertently put more than half of the npm packages (JavaScript libraries and tools) at risk of getting hijacked ...
The Verge

NPM users can now connect a Twitter account as a recovery method

Developers who use NPM, the popular JavaScript package manager, will now be able to connect their Twitter and GitHub accounts to the software as a recovery method. The move was announced Tuesday along ...
Bleeping Computer

GitHub announces enhanced 2FA experience for npm accounts

Today, GitHub has launched a new public beta to notably improve the two-factor authentication (2FA) experience for all npm user accounts. Myles Borins, Open Source Product Manager at GitHub, said that ...
Threat Post

Thousands of Malicious npm Packages Threaten Web Apps

Attackers increasingly are using malicious JavaScript packages to steal data, engage in cryptojacking and unleash botnets, offering a wide supply-chain attack surface for threat actors. More than ...