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The ability for attackers to leverage automatic install script execution in npm will finally come to an end when expected changes arrive from GitHub in July. Coders will still be able to enable the function, but the default setting will block it. In V12, default settings are changing, GitHub said in its changelog, noting, “it turns an npm install behavior that runs automatically today into one you explicitly opt into.” Specifically, the post said, “allowScripts defaults to off: npm install will no longer execute preinstall, install or postinstall scripts from dependencies unless they are explicitly allowed in your project. This includes native node-gyp builds; a package with a binding.gyp and no explicit install script still gets blocked, because npm runs an implicit node-gyp rebuild for it. Prepare scripts from git, file, and link dependencies are blocked the same way.” Analysts, consultants, and users generally applauded the change, but said that it would only narrow the exposure t
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In this tutorial, we work with NVIDIA's Nemotron-Pretraining-Code-v3 dataset as a large-scale metadata index for code pretraining research. We stream the dataset instead of downloading it, inspect its schema, and build a manageable sample. We analyze languages, file extensions, repository frequency, and directory depth to understand the index structure. We then reconstruct raw GitHub URLs, fetch real source files, and estimate the token scale of the fetched code. The post Building a Code Dataset Pipeline from NVIDIA Nemotron-Pretraining-Code-v3 Metadata with Streaming, Pandas, and tiktoken appeared first on MarkTechPost.
Humanity Protocol has revealed that a compromised employee laptop enabled attackers to obtain control of bridge administration systems across Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain, resulting in the theft and minting of more than $36 million worth of H tokens. According…
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Humanity Protocol, a biometric blockchain identity project that had been one of crypto’s top-performing tokens of 2026, suffered a catastrophic security incident on June 9 in which attackers drained approximately $32 million from more than 17 wallets — sending the H token crashing 90% within hours — before on-chain investigator ZachXBT publicly questioned whether the […]
The breach highlights the critical need for robust security measures in crypto projects to prevent massive financial losses and trust erosion. The post Humanity Protocol’s H token crashes nearly 90% after attackers steal private keys and drain $32 million appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Saudi Arabia's price cut signals a strategic shift prioritizing volume over price, potentially impacting OPEC+ cohesion and global supply dynamics. The post Saudi Arabia slashes July Arab Light crude prices to Asia by $6 a barrel appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
OPEC+'s quota hike may not ease oil supply constraints, risking higher prices and inflation, impacting global markets and economic stability. The post OPEC+ raises oil production quotas by 188,000 barrels per day in July appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
