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Forget typosquatting; slopsquatting is the software supply chain threat created by AI coding tools
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Slopsquatting represents an emerging supply chain threat made possible by AI hallucinations. As developers increasingly rely on AI coding assistants, they unknowingly grant cybercriminals access to their software from day one.
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