Bleeping Computer

Compromised JavaScript Package Caught Stealing npm Credentials

A hacker has gained access to a developer's npm account and injected malicious code into a popular JavaScript library, code that was designed to steal the npm credentials of users who utilize the ...
Bleeping Computer

Somebody Tried to Hide a Backdoor in a Popular JavaScript npm Package

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 ...
CSOonline

NPM JavaScript registry suffers massive influx of malware, report says

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.
ZDNet

Malicious npm package opens backdoors on programmers' computers

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 ...
Dark Reading

WhiteSource Threat Report Reveals Massive Uptick In Cyberattacks Related To JavaScript npm

TEL AVIV, Israel and BOSTON, Feb. 2, 202/PRNewswire/ --WhiteSource, a leader in open source security and management, today released a new threat report based on malicious activity found in npm, the ...
Business Wire

npm, Inc. Launches npm Pro, New Tool for JavaScript Developers

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--npm, Inc., the open source JavaScript developer tools provider and operator of the world’s largest software registry, today announced npm Pro, the first professional ...