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6 min readDependency Confusion: How a Typo Can Hand Attackers Your Production Server 📦💀
In 2021, a security researcher earned $130,000 by uploading fake packages to npm, PyPI, and RubyGems — and they executed code on machines at Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla. Your package manager might be doing the same thing to you right now.
Mar 23, 2026