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Symbol Conflict and Binary Planting Attacks 2025
Symbol conflicts and binary planting are the oldest native-code attacks, and they are showing up in modern software supply chains in unexpected places.
Apr 1, 20268 min read
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Software Supply Chain Side-Channel Attacks 2025
Side-channel attacks are moving from hardware into software supply chains, where build-time timing, error messages, and telemetry leak meaningful secrets.
Mar 29, 20268 min read
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Reflection-Based Dependency Confusion Techniques
Dependency confusion is moving beyond name-typosquat. Reflection-based techniques let attackers hijack packages through dynamic imports and runtime resolution.
Mar 26, 20268 min read
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npm Garbage Collection Abuse: Attack Research
npm's unpublish and tarball retention rules create a narrow but real window for attackers to reclaim deleted names and swap tarball contents. Here is the 2025 research.
Mar 23, 20268 min read
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DNS Cache Poisoning for Software Updates: 2025
DNS cache poisoning is a known attack class with a new application: hijacking software update checks to ship malicious binaries that pass every signature check.
Mar 20, 20268 min read
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GitHub Actions Cache Poisoning Attack Class 2025
GitHub Actions caches were never designed as a trust boundary. In 2025 researchers turned that mismatch into a repeatable supply-chain attack pattern.
Mar 17, 20268 min read
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Confused Deputy Attacks on CI/CD Service Accounts
Build systems hold broad trust and tight deadlines, which makes them perfect confused deputies. Here is how the attack pattern shows up in modern CI/CD and how to defang it.
Mar 15, 20268 min read
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Post-Quantum Cryptography Transition: A Practical Guide for Engineering Teams
NIST has finalized its post-quantum standards. Here's a hands-on guide for engineering teams beginning the migration from classical to quantum-resistant cryptography.
Feb 19, 20265 min read
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GitLab OIDC Token Theft: Workflow Research
GitLab CI OIDC tokens are becoming the keys to cloud kingdoms. Recent research shows how workflow misconfigurations leak them in surprising ways.
Feb 8, 20268 min read
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