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5 Reasons Why Developers Still Download Malicious Packages

calendar_today August 4, 2026 person alinskens@sonatype.com (Aaron Linskens) domain sonatype

Engineering organizations deploy dependency scanners, train developers, secure endpoints, and establish policies for open source components. Yet malicious packages still reach developer workstations, build systems, and CI/CD environments.

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