The Dilemma of Context Binding One of the most notable features of arrow functions is that they do not bind their own this; instead, they inherit the this value from the outer scope. This can simplify ...

A newly-discovered malicious package with layers of obfuscation is disguised as a utility library, with malware essentially ...

First, the most significant feature of arrow functions is that they do not bind their own this, but inherit the this value from the outer scope. At first glance, this may seem like an advantage, but ...

Governor Patrick Morrisey announced on Tuesday that the West Virginia State Police, in coordination with the United States ...

GitHub enforces FIDO 2FA and seven-day token limits after Shai-Hulud npm attack to boost supply chain security.

Earlier this week, the Npm package manager suffered what may be its worst security incident to date. Unknown cybercriminals ...

Hackers planted malicious code in open source software packages with more than 2 billion weekly updates in what is likely to ...

NPM developer qix's account compromise potentially puts user funds at risk by compromising library dependencies used by bitcoin wallets.

The Wasm W3C Community Group and the Wasm Working Group have announced the completion of WebAssembly (Wasm) 3 as the new live standard. The developers categorize version 3 as a major update in terms ...

JavaScript’s low bar to entry has resulted in one of the richest programming language ecosystems in the world. This month’s report celebrates the bounty, while also highlighting a recent example of ...