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Re:Self Propagating NPM Malware Compromises over 40 Packages by cxr on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @09:53AM (#45262306)
NPM does not require two-factor authentication. If two-factor authentication is enabled for your account and you wish to disable it, this explains how to do that if allowed by your organization:

<https://docs.npmjs.com/configuring-two-factor-authentication...>

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Re:Self Propagating NPM Malware Compromises over 40 Packages by bakkoting on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @01:02PM (#45264888)
It doesn't require 2FA in general, but it does for people with publish rights for popular packages, which covers most or all of the recent security incidents.

https://github.blog/changelog/2022-11-01-high-impact-package...

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