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Dependency Confusion and Dangling Names

Attacks that exploit references to unregistered package names or domains, letting anyone claim the name and serve code.

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Unclaimed packages named in 120 llms.txt files drew beacons from Fortune 500 networks

A scan of 6,214 corporate domains found 120 sites whose AI-facing docs point at code packages and domains nobody owns, and registering a few of those names produced installs traced back to Claude, Codex and Hermes agents inside real networks.

Publishers:schneier.com

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Adoption58
Hype gap+27
Incentives68

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Dependency Confusion and Dangling Names — Clarity Today