TLDR InfoSec · MISCELLANEOUS

LLMS CAN'T STOP MAKING UP SOFTWARE DEPENDENCIES AND SABOTAGING EVERYTHING

theregister.com5 min read

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AI coding assistants often hallucinate non-existent software packages, creating a security vulnerability called "slopsquatting." Attackers exploit this by creating malicious packages using these hallucinated names, so it is recommended for developers to double-check the package they are installing is the correct one.