No, it's not specifically npm. All package managers enable remote code execution by design - you tell it to download code and then you run that code, likely wit

No, it's not specifically npm. All package managers enable remote code execution by design - you tell it to download code and then you run that code, likely without sandboxing, by using it. Most people are not inspecting the code before they download and run it. You will still see compromised packages making their way through npm even though they disabled install scripts.