AI, Malware, and the Rise of Software Development Infiltration
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<div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.sonatype.com/blog/ai-malware-and-the-rise-of-software-development-infiltration" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.sonatype.com/hubfs/blog_cubical_network.png" alt="AI, Malware, and the Rise of Software Development Infiltration" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div><p>For years, security teams focused on defending against malicious code injected into open source projects and package repositories. At Sonatype, we’ve tracked <a href="https://www.sonatype.com/blog/sonatype-uncovers-global-espionage-campaign-in-open-source-ecosystems"><span>espionage campaigns</span></a>, <a href="https://www.sonatype.com/blog/shadow-downloads-how-developers-have-become-the-new-perimeter"><span>shadow downloads</span></a>, and <a href="https://www.sonatype.com/blog/open-source-malware-index-q2-2025"><span>targeted malware</span></a> designed to compromise development environments.</p><p><img decoding="async" src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=1958393&k=14&r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonatype.com%2Fblog%2Fai-malware-and-the-rise-of-software-development-infiltration&bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.sonatype.com%252Fblog&bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "></p><div class="spu-placeholder" style="display:none"></div><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_bottom"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_20 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://securityboulevard.com/2025/08/ai-malware-and-the-rise-of-software-development-infiltration/" data-a2a-title="AI, Malware, and the Rise of Software Development Infiltration"><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F08%2Fai-malware-and-the-rise-of-software-development-infiltration%2F&linkname=AI%2C%20Malware%2C%20and%20the%20Rise%20of%20Software%20Development%20Infiltration" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F08%2Fai-malware-and-the-rise-of-software-development-infiltration%2F&linkname=AI%2C%20Malware%2C%20and%20the%20Rise%20of%20Software%20Development%20Infiltration" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F08%2Fai-malware-and-the-rise-of-software-development-infiltration%2F&linkname=AI%2C%20Malware%2C%20and%20the%20Rise%20of%20Software%20Development%20Infiltration" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_reddit" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F08%2Fai-malware-and-the-rise-of-software-development-infiltration%2F&linkname=AI%2C%20Malware%2C%20and%20the%20Rise%20of%20Software%20Development%20Infiltration" title="Reddit" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F08%2Fai-malware-and-the-rise-of-software-development-infiltration%2F&linkname=AI%2C%20Malware%2C%20and%20the%20Rise%20of%20Software%20Development%20Infiltration" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a></div></div><p class="syndicated-attribution">*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from <a href="https://www.sonatype.com/blog">2024 Sonatype Blog</a> authored by <a href="https://securityboulevard.com/author/0/" title="Read other posts by Aaron Linskens">Aaron Linskens</a>. 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