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

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With npm v12, GitHub closes a central attack vector: installation scripts from dependencies will only run after explicit ...

The change, expected in July, will likely block one of the more common attack vectors; developers are wondering what took ...

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Google has released emergency updates to patch another Chrome zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild, the ...

GitHub disabled 73 Microsoft repositories on June 5 after a malicious commit landed in an Azure project, in what researchers described as a supply chain attack aimed at developer workstations and AI ...

Threat actors have struck the software supply chain yet again, this time hitting the Python Package Index (PyPI) with Mini Shai-Hulud in an attempt to spread poisoned code. In the latest campaign, ...

A malware named IronWorm spread through 36 npm packages in the Arweave ecosystem, stealing developer credentials and self ...

CVE Lite CLI helps developers quickly identify and fix vulnerable npm dependencies during development, reducing delays and ...