Node.js: Updated versions patch high-risk security vulnerabilities

Several security vulnerabilities, some classified as high-risk, have been discovered in the popular JavaScript runtime ...
Bleeping Computer

npm packages caught serving TurkoRAT binaries that mimic NodeJS

Researchers have discovered multiple npm packages named after NodeJS libraries that even pack a Windows executable that resembles NodeJS but instead drops a sinister trojan. These packages, given ...
Dark Reading

Once Again, Malware Discovered Hidden in npm

Two code packages named "nodejs-encrypt-agent" in the popular npm JavaScript library and registry recently were discovered containing the open source information-stealing TurkoRat malware. Researchers ...
CSOonline

Malicious code in the Node.js npm registry shakes open source trust model

Bad actors using typo-squatting place 39 malicious packages in npm that went undetected for two weeks. How should the open source community respond? Software development relies heavily on trust, ...