GitHub releases npm 12 with install scripts off by default and begins phasing out 2FA bypass tokens for sensitive npm actions ...

GitHub has announced that npm v12, expected next month, will introduce several security-focused changes aimed at blocking supply-chain attacks abusing behaviors triggered by the 'npm install' command.

The change, expected in July, will likely block one of the more common attack vectors; developers are wondering what took GitHub so long, and why other repositories acted so much sooner. The ability ...

GitHub's npm package manager will ship its most significant security redesign in years this July, when npm v12 makes three long-automatic install behaviors require ...

With npm v12, GitHub closes a central attack vector: installation scripts from dependencies will only run after explicit approval from July 2026. With npm v12, GitHub is eliminating several ...