Supply Chain Revisited: Rogue Dependencies & Build Poisoning

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Build Pipeline Poisoning via Transitive Dependencies
Malicious code hides in deeper layers of dependency graphs—not the first-level libraries—which evade shallow scans.

Dependency Confusion Attacks Persist in Enterprises
Attackers publish higher‑version packages to public repos, tricking internal builds into pulling malicious code.

CI/CD Secrets as Artifacts
Secrets embedded in build logs, containers, or intermediate artifacts are being exposed to external repos or insiders.

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Compromised Build Agents as Persistent Implants
Once a build agent is poisoned, every artifact it produces inherits the backdoor.

Supply chain audits extending beyond code to governance
Review vendor patch cadence, code origin, signing, and update practices—not just their binaries.

Attacker‑level supply chain threats to AI models
AI systems increasingly rely on external model weights or toolchains; attacks here can subvert entire model logic.