The lurking code-bombs lift Discord tokens from users of any applications that pulled the packages into their code bases. A series of malicious packages in the Node.js package manager (npm) code ...

In short, npm has taken an important step forward by eliminating permanent tokens and improving defaults. Until short-lived, identity-bound credentials become the norm — and MFA bypass is no longer ...

A hacker has gained access to a developer's npm account and injected malicious code into a popular JavaScript library, code that was designed to steal the npm credentials of users who utilize the ...

Here's how the JavaScript Registry evolves makes building, sharing, and using JavaScript packages simpler and more secure ...

GitHub security team has identified several high-severity vulnerabilities in npm packages, "tar" and "@npmcli/arborist," used by npm CLI. The tar package receives 20 million weekly downloads on ...

A novel timing attack has emerged for targeting private corporate software packages hosted in the npm code repository. The goal is to uncover the legitimate offerings and then create malicious public ...

Security experts have warned that a newly discovered supply chain attack targeting npm packages is still active and may already have impacted 10% of cloud environments. On Monday, a threat actor ...

The NPM JavaScript registry has experienced a jump in malware, including packages related to data theft, crypto mining, botnets, and remote code execution, according to security company WhiteSource.

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Bad actors using typo-squatting place 39 malicious packages in npm that went undetected for two weeks. How should the open source community respond? Software development relies heavily on trust, ...