Hundreds of code libraries posted to NPM try to install malware on dev machines
Hundreds of code libraries posted to NPM try to install malware on dev machines
These are not the the developer tools you think they are.

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Bell @lemmy.world
This should kill off NPM
4 15 Replybokherif @lemmy.world You’d be surprised to see how many common libraries have vulnerabilities every week.
18 0 ReplyTheInternetIsForLargeShrimp @lemmynsfw.com As well as how many common JS libraries, while not malicious have no business existing (ex. IsEven).
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🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖 @lemm.ee
Why stop there lets just kill js in its entirity.
12 6 Replytal @lemmy.today
Not really a language-specific problem. Like, there are numerous languages that have distribution mechanisms for libraries that might potentially be malicious.
Only way I can think that the language might be a factor would be if a language were designed to only run in a restricted mode.
19 1 Replymsage @programming.dev Not really a language-specific problem, but why should that stop us from this goal?
5 6 Reply🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖 @lemm.ee
Exactly
4 3 ReplylemmeBe @sh.itjust.works You must be very smart.
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