npm 12 disables install scripts by default, requiring explicit approval to reduce dependency-based code execution risks.

July 2026, blocking install scripts, Git dependencies, and remote URL sources by default. Every team running npm install in ...

In a surprising move, the popular open source project, SheetJS aka "xlsx," has dropped support for the npm registry. Downloaded about 1.4 million times weekly on npm, SheetJS is relied upon by NodeJS ...

A new set of 16 malicious NPM packages are pretending to be internet speed testers but are, in reality, coinminers that hijack the compromised computer's resources to mine cryptocurrency for the ...

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If you needed another reminder that our software supply chains are only as strong as their smallest link, the JavaScript ecosystem delivered it. In early September, attackers phished the NPM account ...

Researchers continue to investigate a wave of malicious npm packages, with the published tally now reaching over 700. Last week, JFrog researchers disclosed the scheme in which an unknown threat actor ...

Red Hat hit by npm supply‑chain attack - here's how to stay safe ...

Four packages containing highly obfuscated malicious Python and JavaScript code were discovered this week in the Node Package Manager (npm) repository. According to a report from Kaspersky, the ...