ReversingLabs this week published a report that finds there was a 73% increase in the number of malicious open source packages discovered in 2025 compared with the previous year. More than 10,000 malicious open source packages were discovered, most of which involved node package managers (npms) that cybercriminals were using to compromise software supply chains...

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Michael Vizard

Source: Security Boulevard
Source Link: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/01/report-open-source-malware-instances-increased-73-in-2025/