Open-source software enables code review and reuse, but known vulnerabilities and unmaintained dependencies can create cybersecurity risks.
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Open source is software whose source code is available under a license that permits use, inspection, modification, and redistribution. It may be developed by a community, an organization, or a small group of maintainers; “open” does not guarantee that the code is actively reviewed, supported, or secure.
For security teams, the main concerns are vulnerabilities in dependencies and the software supply chain: a maintainer account, release process, or package can be compromised, while an unmaintained component may retain known flaws. Public code can enable review and faster fixes, but visibility alone is not a control. Maintain an inventory or SBOM of open-source components, pin and verify versions or signatures where possible, monitor vulnerability advisories, and apply updates through a controlled process.
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A diffuse landscape, fruitful targets, companies not stepping up, AI’s influence and flagging U.S. government efforts all figure into a shifting threat. The post Open-source security is posing challenges governments can’t easily solve appeared first on CyberScoop.
The threat group’s remarkable success targeting open-source software was inevitable and fueled by the industry’s decision to prioritize code shipping over security. The post How software development’s speed obsession enabled TeamPCP’s chaos crusade appeared first on CyberScoop.
CrowdStrike has dismantled the Glassworm botnet in an operation aided by Google and Shadowserver, stripping the operators’ access to infrastructure that helped threat actors infect hundreds of pieces of open-source software with malware since early 2025, the company said Tuesday. The coordinated effort involved the simultaneous takedown of four attacker-controlled servers that were designed to […] The post CrowdStrike disrupts Glassworm botnet that preyed on open-source supply chain appeared first on CyberScoop.
The release includes implementations of two quantum-secure algorithms and demonstrates how formal verification caught bugs that traditional testing would have missed. The post Apple open-sources quantum-resistant encryption code appeared first on CyberScoop.
Acting director Nick Andersen’s comments came as a wave of malware attacks hit tech that’s publicly available for collaboration. The post CISA chief frets about open-source vulnerabilities, delayed security improvements appeared first on CyberScoop.
Another malware wave is washing through open-source software repos, stealing publishing tokens, installing OS‑level backdoors and persisting in developer tools and CI pipelines. The post Mini Shai-Hulud returns, compromising hundreds of npm packages appeared first on CyberScoop.
The campaign hit major registries and hid behind legitimate-looking release signatures, showing how attackers can weaponize the software update process itself. The post ‘Mini Shai-Hulud’ malware compromises hundreds of open-source packages in sprawling supply-chain attack appeared first on CyberScoop.
The company said a developer tool automatically retrieved a malicious version of the popular open-source library, but insists the integrity of its systems and software were not impacted. The post OpenAI’s Mac apps need updates thanks to the Axios hack appeared first on CyberScoop.
The program comes as the tech industry races to secure software before similar AI-powered offensive capabilities become too much for defenders to handle. The post Tech giants launch AI-powered ‘Project Glasswing’ to identify critical software vulnerabilities appeared first on CyberScoop.
Researchers at numerous firms are sounding warnings about the supply-chain attack on an open-source project with 100 million weekly downloads. The post Attack on axios software developer tool threatens widespread compromises appeared first on CyberScoop.
Attackers compromised the open-source security tool and published malicious versions of the software. Mandiant warns the fallout could impact up to 10,000 downstream victims. The post Experts warn of a ‘loud and aggressive’ extortion wave following Trivy hack appeared first on CyberScoop.
Attackers can exploit the defect in the widely deployed pac4j with relative ease, but researchers haven’t observed active exploitation in the wild. The post Critical defect in Java security engine poses serious downstream security risks appeared first on CyberScoop.