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Cybersecurity Open Source Software Cyber Attacks

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Hogan Lovells

Threat actors increasingly introducing malicious code into open source packages

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The risks associated with leveraging open source libraries, and the review needed, are increasing. In the first half of 2025, cybersecurity researchers observed a sharp rise in the incidence of malicious code embedded in...more

Perkins Coie

Cybersecurity for Lawyers: Open-Source Software Supply Chain Attacks

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In this post in our series on basic cybersecurity concepts for lawyers, we address open-source software (OSS) supply chain risk. OSS is software developed using an “open-source” protocol, meaning that its code is fully...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

XZ Utils Supply Chain Attack Sheds Light on Vulnerabilities in Widely Adopted Open Source System

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In a reminder that open source products can carry significant risks beyond intellectual property, a vulnerability in a compression tool commonly used by developers has triggered widespread concerns....more

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