It looks like the node-ipc has become a target for spam issues lately[0]. This reminds me of what happened with Notepad++[1] (except that was nothing compared to what the node-ipc maintainer did.)
EDIT: looks like Notepad++ also made a political statement about the crisis in Ukraine[2].
[0]: https://github.com/RIAEvangelist/node-ipc/issues?q=is%3Aissu... [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21400526 [2]: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v833-make-apps-not-war/