Security News > 2025 > April > Open-source malware doubles, data exfiltration attacks dominate
2025-04-03 04:00
There’s been a notable shift in the types of threats targeting software developers, with a total of 17,954 open source malware packages identified in Q1 2025, according to Sonatype. Quarterly breakdown (Source: Sonatype) The Q1 figure represents a significant decrease from the more than 34,000 malicious packages discovered last quarter, largely due to a sharp drop in security holdings packages. However, compared to the same period last year, the overall malware count more than doubled. … More → The post Open-source malware doubles, data exfiltration attacks dominate appeared first on Help Net Security.
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