Npm Security
The latest Npm Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
npm Supply Chain Attacks Target Windows Builds: Microsoft to Expose Tactics at Black Hat
Microsoft security researchers will disclose new intelligence on ongoing npm supply-chain attacks that have been actively targeting software ecosystems and developer workflows, the company said...
AsyncAPI Hack Executes Malware the Second You Import—Install Safeguards Are Useless
On July 14, 2026, five packages from the widely used @asyncapi npm organization were infected with malware that springs to life the moment any application loads them. This isn’t the usual...
Microsoft Exposes Sapphire Sleet npm Attack: Axios Compromise Shows Critical Supply Chain Vulnerability
Microsoft's Threat Intelligence team has uncovered a sophisticated software supply chain attack targeting one of JavaScript's most essential packages. On March 31, 2026, malicious actors identified...
Shai-Hulud npm Worm: A Supply Chain Crisis Targeting AWS, Azure & Google Cloud
The JavaScript ecosystem is facing its most sophisticated supply chain attack to date—a self-replicating worm dubbed "Shai-Hulud" that has compromised hundreds of npm packages and created a...
Shai Hulud Worm Targets Windows Devs, Steals Credentials via 100+ NPM Packages
A self-propagating worm has infiltrated the npm ecosystem, infecting hundreds of JavaScript packages and transforming developer machines and CI pipelines into automated platforms for credential theft...
The Anatomy and Impact of the Latest npm Supply Chain Malware Attack
A new wave of targeted malware campaigns has once again put the software supply chain under the microscope, and at the epicenter lies npm—the world’s largest ecosystem for JavaScript packages. As...
NPM Supply Chain Attacks: Unveiling the Threats to DevOps Security
Introduction In recent years, the software development community has witnessed a surge in supply chain attacks targeting open-source ecosystems, with the Node Package Manager (NPM) being a primary...
Mitigating Supply Chain Attacks in NPM Ecosystems: Strategies for Developers and Organizations
As software development continues to rely heavily on third-party components, the threat landscape surrounding supply chain attacks in ecosystems like NPM remains both dynamic and perilous. Malicious...