alt.hn

7/29/2026 at 2:27:22 PM

Shai-Hulud and the risks of external dependencies

https://scotto.me/blog/2026-07-29-shai-hulud-code-review/

by silcoon

7/30/2026 at 5:41:17 AM

Or, npm can add trust ratings to packages and versions. And Github the parent company can lend a tiny fraction of resources and programmer power to developing static code analysis tools for npm packages.

This problem is completely solvable in two different ways:

1) everyone uses private feeds that use vetted versions only, and

2) Github/npm take responsibility for every package published to npm as the distributor.

Also the name Shai-hulud was chosen by the people who made the malware, you shouldn't dignify them by using the name they chose.

by shomp