Strip the types and hotwire the HTML—and triple check your package security while you are at it. JavaScript in 2026 is just getting started. I am loath to inform you that the first month of 2026 has ...

A new campaign dubbed 'GhostPoster' is hiding JavaScript code in the image logo of malicious Firefox extensions with more than 50,000 downloads, to monitor browser activity and plant a backdoor. The ...

Node-forge cryptography library flaw (CVE-2025-12816) allowed bypass of signature and certificate validation CERT-CC warns of risks including authentication bypass and signed data tampering ...

A critical vulnerability in the popular expr-eval JavaScript library, with over 800,000 weekly downloads on NPM, can be exploited to execute code remotely through maliciously crafted input. The ...

JavaScript errors are common when you stay long periods of time without updating your browser. It may seem like a small error that can be ignored, but it increasingly ...

18 popular NPM packages with over 2 billion weekly downloads were compromised through a phishing attack targeting developer “Qix” The malware functioned as a “crypto-clipper,” silently replacing ...

There is a lot of noise around saying – uninstall or disable Java – as it is vulnerable. Studying the topic, I found almost all versions have gone through similar exploits in the past. Sun, and later, ...

Abstract: The proliferation of web applications has transformed the way individuals interact with information and services. Concurrently, the rise of the web has led to increased cyber security ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...