GitHub has confirmed an agreement to procure npm Inc, the organisation which operates the npm repository relied upon by 12 million JavaScript developers. The operation of the npm team over the last ...

Tens of thousands of developers using weak credentials to secure their npm accounts inadvertently put more than half of the npm packages (JavaScript libraries and tools) at risk of getting hijacked ...

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.

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 ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

GitHub, the developer repository owned by Microsoft, made a little deal of its own this morning when it bought JavaScript packaging vendor npm for an undisclosed amount. As GitHub CEO Nat Friedman ...

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 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 ...

GitHub said it has fixed a longstanding issue with the NPM (Node Package Manager) JavaScript registry that would allow an attacker to update any package without proper authorisation. Chief security ...