16,279 pieces of open source malware discovered during the second quarter of 2025, specifically between April 1 and June 30, 2025. This is comparable to the more than 17,000 malicious packages identified in the preceding quarter, Q1 2025.
16,279 pieces of open source malware discovered during the second quarter of 2025, specifically between April 1 and June 30, 2025. This is comparable to the more than 17,000 malicious packages identified in the preceding quarter, Q1 2025. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Sonatype in July 2025. It covers topics including Open source, Malicious packages. The original data appears in Open Source Malware Index Q2 2025. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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16,279 pieces of open source malware discovered during the second quarter of 2025, specifically between April 1 and June 30, 2025. This is comparable to the more than 17,000 malicious packages identified in the preceding quarter, Q1 2025. This data was published by Sonatype and covers Open source, Malicious packages.
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This statistic comes from Open Source Malware Index Q2 2025, published by Sonatype on July 8, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.sonatype.com/blog/open-source-malware-index-q2-2025.
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