Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Dangerous npm Packages Exposed: Experts Urge Security Measures

6/16/2025

40 8

Summary

Story summary

Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a series of dangerous npm packages, such as eslint-config-airbnb-compat and solders, which were crafted to execute remote code and had been downloaded hundreds of times before being taken down. In a separate initiative, Grab developed the Python package chimera-sandbox-extensions as a security test, emphasizing proactive measures rather than data theft.

1 of 1

Story summary

Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a series of dangerous npm packages, such as eslint-config-airbnb-compat and solders, which were crafted to execute remote code and had been downloaded hundreds of times before being taken down. In a separate initiative, Grab developed the Python package chimera-sandbox-extensions as a security test, emphasizing proactive measures rather than data theft.