The Node Package Manager (npm) team avoided a disaster today when it discovered and blocked the distribution of a cleverly hidden backdoor mechanism inside a popular —albeit deprecated— JavaScript ...
Concerned users can set up their own backup system if they don’t trust the steps NPM Inc. has taken to prevent problems The NPM registry of JavaScript packages has become a critical cog in the ...
Several security vulnerabilities, some classified as high-risk, have been discovered in the popular JavaScript runtime ...
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--npm, Inc., the JavaScript developer tools provider and operator of the world’s largest software registry, today announced a significant upgrade to npm Enterprise, its ...
A bug in npm (Node Package Manager), the most widely used JavaScript package manager, will change ownership of crucial Linux system folders, such as /etc, /usr, /boot. Changing ownership of these ...
The recently discovered supply chain attack only affected a few wallets, drawing out around $500 in various tokens. However, the injection of malicious code into npm JavaScript packages exposed a ...
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.
An apparent "Dune" aficionado is responsible for perpetrating the first self-propagating attack on the npm JavaScript repository in what a security company has described as being one of the most ...