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A series of malicious packages hidden within the Node Package Manager (npm), the largest software registry for JavaScript, has been uncovered. According to a new advisory published by FortiGuard on ...

The breach hit core JavaScript libraries such as chalk and strip-ansi, downloaded billions of times each week, raising alarms over the security of open-source software. Hackers have compromised widely ...

The npm registry now includes Socket security analysis links directly on package pages to help developers assess supply chain risks.

Node.js developers, run NPM install at your own risk -- a self-replicating worm can easily spread through the ecosystem Never assume a file downloaded from the Internet is safe. That warning also ...

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.

Here's how the JavaScript Registry evolves makes building, sharing, and using JavaScript packages simpler and more secure ...

After last week a popular JavaScript library started showing full-blown ads in the npm command-line interface, npm, Inc., the company that runs the npm tool and website, has taken a stance and plans ...