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

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

GitHub has announced that npm v12, expected next month, will introduce several security-focused changes aimed at blocking ...

The web version of the VS Code editor on GitHub.dev had a security vulnerability that allowed attackers to take over all of a ...

Microsoft confirms it temporarily removed GitHub repos after Miasma worm compromised 73 of its open-source projects to inject ...

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

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, ...

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

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

Miasma compromised 32 Red Hat packages June 1 via a hijacked CI/CD pipeline producing valid SLSA attestations, then hit 57 more June 3 using Phantom Gyp to evade install monitors. Red Hat confirmed no ...