Undead Software Projects Continue to Raise Security Risks
A decade-old abandoned app's expired domain was hijacked to potentially push malicious updates to millions of hosts — a reminder that supply-chain risk extends to forgotten software and lapsed domains.
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A security firm patched a decade-old app to prevent the takeover of millions of machines, highlighting that abandoned domains remain a boon to attackers.
Editorial Analysis
Organisations rarely track domain ownership of upstream dependencies, creating blind spots where attackers can insert themselves into trusted update channels.
Review software asset inventories for abandoned projects and validate that all dependency update URLs resolve to legitimate, actively maintained domains.
Abandoned software with expired domains can be weaponised for supply-chain attacks affecting millions of systems, including enterprise endpoints.
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