{
  "id": 267800,
  "title": "How to combat the new threats in open-source libraries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/how-to-combat-the-new-threats-in-open-source-libraries",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-07T13:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/07/combat-new-threats-open-source-libraries/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The recent breach of GitHub Inc. that gave attackers access to around 4,000 of the platform’s internal code repositories dramatizes the growing threats from malicious actors who bury malware in open-source software libraries. Supply chains are coveted targets for cyberattacks, and threats have been amplified recently by how quickly they can be introduced. Perpetrators have […] The post How to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}