Recent attacks have exposed significant vulnerabilities in software registries, with security experts pointing to systemic design flaws rather than isolated incidents. Platforms like npm, PyPI, and Docker Hub have all faced supply chain breaches in 2025, raising concerns about the security of these critical infrastructure components. LinuxSecurity argues that these breaches were not caused by phishing alone, but were enabled by weak authentication processes and insufficient verification mechanisms within the registries. The ability to publish malicious code without detection or verification represents a fundamental flaw in the architecture of these platforms. Once an artifact is published, it can spread across mirrors, caches, and derivative builds, making it difficult to track and remove after the fact. The lack of a reliable kill switch means that even if the original malicious code is removed, copies may still persist in various systems, continuing to pose a threat to developers and users. To address these vulnerabilities, the article recommends that developers adopt stronger controls, such as verifying artifacts with signatures or provenance tools, pinning dependencies to trusted versions, and continuously scanning their software stacks for potential threats. The call to action highlights the growing need for proactive security measures in an environment where the assumption must be that the code consumed may already be compromised.