How to Detect Dependency Confusion Attacks Before They Ship
Dependency confusion still works in 2026 because teams keep missing the same three controls. Here's how to detect and block it in npm, pip, and Maven.
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Dependency confusion still works in 2026 because teams keep missing the same three controls. Here's how to detect and block it in npm, pip, and Maven.
Dependency confusion attacks are still landing in 2026 because scoped packages, registry config, and provenance checks are misconfigured by default. Here is the fix.
Dependency confusion is older than most of the AI tooling trying to detect it. The attacks have adapted to the defences — detection needs to keep up.
Alex Birsan's research showed how internal package names can be exploited to inject malicious code into corporate build systems. Here's how the attack works and how to defend against it.
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