A malicious NPM package, ambar-src, mimicking a popular JavaScript framework, was downloaded nearly 50,000 times in a few ...
NPM developer qix's account compromise potentially puts user funds at risk by compromising library dependencies used by bitcoin wallets. A major NPM developer, qix, has had their account compromised.
Every developer should be paying attention to the local-first architecture movement and what it means for JavaScript. Here’s ...
The Microsoft-owned Github this week announced that is has acquired npm, a company with a large registry of JavaScript packages. Nat Friedman, Github’s chief executive officer, who made the ...
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 ...
The npm security team has removed today a malicious JavaScript library from the npm website that contained malicious code for opening backdoors on programmers' computers. The JavaScript library was ...
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.
Two code packages named "nodejs-encrypt-agent" in the popular npm JavaScript library and registry recently were discovered containing the open source information-stealing TurkoRat malware. Researchers ...
An update to a tiny JavaScript library has thrown a large part of the JavaScript ecosystem into chaos on Saturday, with millions of projects believed to have been impacted. Making the entire situation ...