GitHub will change npm's defaults so the install command no longer runs scripts automatically, disabling a feature commonly ...
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has spilt over into developer-space, with a well-known npm maintainer adding "protestware" as a dependency to a very popular package. Security vendor Snyk is tracking what ...
The node-ipc developer attempt to protest Russia's attack on Ukraine has the unintended consequence of casting more doubt in software supply chain integrity. The developer of a popular JavaScript ...
A malicious npm package tied to a campaign some observers have called “Malware-Slop” has been detected copying files from ...
A routine scan of the NPM open source code repository in April turned up several packages using a JavaScript obfuscator to hide their true function. After further investigation, analysts with ...
A single npm user on Thursday published 14 malicious packages within a four-hour window, all mimicking popular OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, DevOps, and environment-configuration libraries, according to ...
NodeSource’s Certified Modules service, intended to ensure the safety of NPM modules, becomes generally available on Thursday. Previously available only in a private beta stage, the service for ...