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Show HN: Tips to stay safe from NPM supply chain attacks
A list to stay safe from NPM supply chain attacks. Contribute to bodadotsh/npm-security-best-practices development by creating an account on GitHub.
Limiting the files in an npm package helps prevent malware by reducing the attack surface, and it avoids accidental leaking of sensitive data Many package managers provide audit functionality to scan your project's dependencies for known security vulnerabilities, show a report and recommend the best way to fix them. Another example outside the JavaScript ecosystem is the XZ Utils incident in 2024 where a malicious actor worked for over three years to attain a position of trust.
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