Morning Overview on MSN

Malicious open-source packages surge 73% in 2026 as threat actors weaponize the software supply chain

In the first five months of 2026, security researchers have flagged more malicious packages on the npm registry than in all ...
Business Wire

npm, Inc. Acquires ^Lift Security and Node Security Platform

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--npm, Inc., which runs the world’s largest software registry and maintains the npm software package management application, today announced the acquisition of ^Lift ...
SecurityWeek

SAP NPM Packages Targeted in Supply Chain Attack

Four SAP NPM packages compromised in the Mini Shai-Hulud supply chain attack trigger a Bun runtime to install an information ...
CSO Online

SAP npm package attack highlights risks in developer tools and CI/CD pipelines

Researchers say the campaign targeted developer credentials and cloud secrets while abusing trusted publishing and AI coding ...
Bleeping Computer

NPM packages posing as speed testers install crypto miners instead

A new set of 16 malicious NPM packages are pretending to be internet speed testers but are, in reality, coinminers that hijack the compromised computer's resources to mine cryptocurrency for the ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Malicious open-source packages have surged 73% in 2026 according to new research

Every time a developer types npm install, they are placing a bet that the package they are pulling into their project is not ...
ZDNet

Hundreds more packages found in malicious npm 'factory'

Researchers continue to investigate a wave of malicious npm packages, with the published tally now reaching over 700. Last week, JFrog researchers disclosed the scheme in which an unknown threat actor ...
Business Wire

npm, Inc. Releases npm@6 Package Manager with Powerful, Built-In Security Protections

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--npm, Inc., which runs the world’s largest software registry and maintains the `npm` software package management application, today announced npm@6, a major update to ...
Dark Reading

Malicious npm Packages Scarf Up Discord Tokens, Credit Card Info

Four packages containing highly obfuscated malicious Python and JavaScript code were discovered this week in the Node Package Manager (npm) repository. According to a report from Kaspersky, the ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

CISA, NSA and npm Release Software Supply Chain Guidance

The US government has issued new guidance for developers designed to improve the security of the software supply chain, and in so doing make the nation’s critical infrastructure more resilient. The ...

Malicious npm packages: SAP software compromised

Several SAP npm packages were exposed to a supply chain attack. The hacker group TeamPCP is behind it, say security ...
InfoWorld

NPM attacks and the security of software supply chains

If you needed another reminder that our software supply chains are only as strong as their smallest link, the JavaScript ecosystem delivered it. In early September, attackers phished the NPM account ...