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May 6, 2026
Sonatype and Package Registry Leaders Unite to Address Open Source Sustainability Crisis
New Linux Foundation initiative convenes registry leaders to develop shared approaches to funding, governance, and long-term ecosystem resilience.
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Press Releases
Sonatype and Package Registry Leaders Unite to Address Open Source Sustainability Crisis
Sonatype Releases Q1 2026 Open Source Malware Index: Trust Abuse Most Successful Attack Vector
Sonatype Research Finds AI Coding Safety Gains Rely on Real-Time Software Intelligence, Not Just Larger Models
Sonatype Research Reveals OSS Malware Grows 75% as Yearly Open Source Downloads Surpass 9.8 Trillion
Sonatype Introduces Guide, the Intelligent Solution for Secure Agentic Development
Sonatype Intelligence Reveals CVE Program Leaves Majority of Vulnerabilities Unscored
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In the News
2026: The Year of AI-Assisted Attacks
Eclipse Foundation Unfurls Managed VSX Registry Service
The Human Aspect of Red Teams – Brian Fox, Tom Tovar, T. Gwyddon ‘Data’ Owen – ASW #379
Open source malware sees a 21 percent increase
“Developers are not engineers:” Why Anthropic’s Mythos and other AI tools expose gaps in vulnerability reporting
The challenge of continuity in open-source development

2026 State of the Software Supply Chain Report
Sonatype was the first to share year-over-year analyses of open source consumption and threat data. For over a decade, the State of the Software Supply Chain® Report has provided developers and security teams with insights into trends, risks, and threats related to open source software — ultimately helping them better understand and manage their software supply chains.