Six Proto6 flaws in protobuf.js enable RCE and DoS attacks; patched in versions 7.5.6 and 8.0.2 to protect Node.js services.

A new version of the Bun JavaScript runtime and toolkit is out with enhanced testing support and improved memory management. The latter is a critical issue to devs and follows complaints of memory ...

When a Magecart payload hides inside the EXIF data of a dynamically loaded third-party favicon, no repository scanner will catch it – because the malicious code never actually touches your repo. As ...

ThreatDown’s EDR team discovered a sophisticated, multi-stage attack chain during an active investigation; the first documented case of attackers abusing the Deno runtime as a malware execution ...

Anthropic’s move into the JavaScript ecosystem surprised almost everyone. Buying a popular runtime isn’t just a tooling decision, it’s a strategic one. JavaScript sits at the center of modern software ...

Superstruct makes it easy to define interfaces and then validate JavaScript data against them. Its type annotation API was inspired by Typescript, Flow, Go, and GraphQL, giving it a familiar and easy ...

For years, JavaScript has reigned as the undisputed language of the web, powering everything from single-page apps to massive enterprise systems through frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue. But ...

Version 1.3 of the Bun JavaScript runtime and toolkit has landed, pushing forward the project's goal to consolidate fragmented JavaScript toolchains into a single solution. Yet the rapid expansion has ...

This is the first article in a two-part series where we show how to build your own anti-bot system to protect a login endpoint, without relying on third-party services. Many bot detection solutions, ...