Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Feross Aboukhadijeh, Founder and CEO at Socket, says AI models still make up package names that don't exist, essentially wishful thinking about what would make a problem easier to solve. Attackers have noticed: they now squat on those hallucinated names and wait for agents to install them. The old security model built around known vulnerabilities doesn't cover this. Trust has to be redefined from the ground up.
#cybersecurity #AI #opensource
Feross Aboukhadijeh, Founder and CEO at Socket, says AI models still make up package names that don't exist, essentially wishful thinking about what would make a problem easier to solve. Attackers have noticed: they now squat on those hallucinated names and wait for agents to install them. The old security model built around known vulnerabilities doesn't cover this. Trust has to be redefined from the ground up.
#cybersecurity #AI #opensource
