New Shai-Hulud Worm Spells Trouble For npm Users
Infosecurity Magazine
Actively Exploited
Summary
The new Shai-Hulud worm has infected numerous npm packages, significantly disrupting continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) workflows globally. This incident poses a serious threat to developers and organizations relying on npm for their software development processes.
Impact
Hundreds of npm packages
In the Wild
Yes
Timeline
Newly disclosed
Remediation
Users are advised to audit their npm packages for vulnerabilities and apply any available patches or updates to affected packages.