The text highlights the growing threat of dependency chain abuse in software supply chains, which can lead to various security vulnerabilities such as credential theft, remote code execution, and compromising entire systems. Classic attacks like typosquatting, dependency confusion, and hijacking are being replaced by a new attack vector called slopsquatting, which exploits generative AI systems' tendency to hallucinate. Slopsquatting can result in the creation of malicious packages that can be used to steal credentials, exfiltrate data, or pivot across systems. To mitigate this risk, organizations should enforce trust boundaries, verify package integrity, and adopt zero-trust tooling like Cloudsmith to secure their software supply chains.