# Detect source code attacks with Datadog Code Threat Detection

DevFeed: [Detect source code attacks with Datadog Code Threat Detection](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/detect-source-code-attacks-with-datadog-code-threat-detection-2258.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/datadog-code-threats/>)

Author: Kassen Qian; Daniel Blazquez; Christoph Hamsen

Published: 2026-06-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Datadog | The Monitor blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/datadog-the-monitor-blog.md>)

Topics: [threat detection](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/threat-detection.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>), [code security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-security.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [code-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-security.md>), [devsecops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devsecops.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-requests.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [secrets](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secrets.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain.md>), [threat-detection](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/threat-detection.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

Datadog Code Threat Detection analyzes GitHub pull requests with AI-assisted analysis to identify malicious code changes and attempts to compromise CI/CD pipelines, secrets, and release workflows.

## Source excerpt

Learn how Datadog Code Threat Detection helps teams detect malicious pull requests and source code attacks targeting CI/CD workflows, secrets, and software releases.