The npm Threat Landscape: Attack Surface and Mitigations (Updated June 2)

The npm ecosystem has entered a new era of high-impact, self-propagating supply chain attacks—exemplified by the Shai-Hulud and Mini Shai-Hulud worms—which automate credential theft, CI/CD infiltration, and cross-ecosystem malware distribution, making continuous verification and rapid mitigation essential for all software development organizations.