GitHub will change npm's defaults so the install command no longer runs scripts automatically, disabling a feature commonly ...

npm 12 disables install scripts by default, requiring explicit approval to reduce dependency-based code execution risks.

In response to recent software supply chain attacks, NPM version 12 is blocking the automatic script execution at install.

GitHub has announced that npm v12, expected next month, will introduce several security-focused changes aimed at blocking ...

July 2026, blocking install scripts, Git dependencies, and remote URL sources by default. Every team running npm install in ...

The change, expected in July, will likely block one of the more common attack vectors; developers are wondering what took ...

With npm v12, GitHub closes a central attack vector: installation scripts from dependencies will only run after explicit ...

A poisoned npm package infected 140+ projects with a hidden payload. This report highlights how to detect, hunt, and defend ...

The security firm Socket warns of a campaign with malicious scripts in npm packages. The analysts have discovered 60 of these packages that contain an infostealer, which in turn spies on a machine ...