npm now supports Trusted Publishing with OIDC, enabling secure package publishing directly from CI/CD workflows without relying on long-lived tokens.

A RubyGems malware campaign used 60 malicious packages posing as automation tools to steal credentials from social media and marketing tool users.

The CNA Scorecard ranks CVE issuers by data completeness, revealing major gaps in patch info and software identifiers across thousands of vulnerabilities.

Two npm packages masquerading as WhatsApp developer libraries include a kill switch that deletes all files if the phone number isn’t whitelisted.

Socket uncovered 11 malicious Go packages using obfuscated loaders to fetch and execute second-stage payloads via C2 domains.

TC39 advances 11 JavaScript proposals, with two moving to Stage 4, bringing better math, binary APIs, and more features one step closer to the ECMAScript spec.

A flawed sandbox in @nestjs/devtools-integration lets attackers run code on your machine via CSRF, leading to full Remote Code Execution (RCE).

Customize license detection with Socket’s new license overlays: gain control, reduce noise, and handle edge cases with precision.

Socket now supports Rust and Cargo, offering package search for all users and experimental SBOM generation for enterprise projects.

Socket’s precomputed reachability slashes false positives by flagging up to 80% of vulnerabilities as irrelevant, with no setup and instant results.