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AI Stops $3 M Scam, GitHub Blocks Scripts by Default

6/19/2026

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  • AI tools are now being used to block financial scams and malicious software.
  • TIAA’s AI system flagged an out-of-pattern $3 million withdrawal request from a 76-year-old customer, prompting the fraud team to halt the transfer.
  • GitHub announced that npm 12 will default the allowScripts setting to off, preventing automatic execution of pre-install, install and post-install scripts unless explicitly enabled.