[marcus_holmes]

I have repeatedly been met with derision when pointing out what a gaping security nightmare the whole Open Source system is, especially npm and its ilk.

Yet here we are. And this is going to get massively worse, not better.

[Intermernet]

Nothing specific to open source is to blame in this instance. The author got phished. Open source software often has better code vetting and verification than closed source software. npm, however, does not.