New malicious NPM packages have been discovered that install the njRAT remote access trojan that allows hackers to gain control over a computer. NPM is a JavaScript package manager that allows ...

Not so long ago the only thing I needed to learn in order to create plugins for my blogs was PHP. I could farm out the JavaScript and CSS parts of development to freelancers. With the recent versions ...

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new set of 175 malicious packages on the npm registry that have been used to ...

GitHub has unveiled a comprehensive plan to improve npm (Node Package Manager) security. The measures are a direct response to the major npm attack in mid-September, in which self-replicating malware ...

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A Dune-inspired worm recently hit CrowdStrike and npm, infecting hundreds of packages. Here's what happened - and how to protect your code.