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Novel PyPI Malware Uses Compiled Python Bytecode to Evade Detection

In a new twist on software supply chain attacks, researchers have discovered a Python package hiding malware inside of compiled code, allowing it to evade ordinary detection measures. On April 17, ...
ZDNet

Twelve malicious Python libraries found and removed from PyPI

A software security engineer has identified 12 Python libraries uploaded on the official Python Package Index (PyPI) that contained malicious code. The 12 packages have been discovered in two separate ...
Bleeping Computer

PyPI urges users to reset credentials after new phishing attacks

The Python Software Foundation has warned victims of a new wave of phishing attacks using a fake Python Package Index (PyPI) website to reset credentials. Accessible at pypi.org, PyPI is the default ...
Bleeping Computer

Ten Malicious Libraries Found on PyPI - Python Package Index

The Slovak National Security Office (NBU) has identified ten malicious Python libraries uploaded on PyPI — Python Package Index — the official third-party software repository for the Python ...
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Threat Actor Phishing PyPI Users Identified

Security researchers have identified a previously unknown group dubbed "JuiceLedger" as the threat actor behind a recent and first-known phishing campaign specifically targeting users of the Python ...
CSOonline

Malicious package flood on PyPI might be sign of new attacks to come

The PyPI package flood is just the latest in a string of attacks on public repositories with the intent to plant malicious code. Over the weekend an attacker has been uploading thousands of malicious ...
ZDNet

Python programming: PyPl is rolling out 2FA for critical projects, giving away 4,000 security keys

PyPI or the Python Package Index is giving away 4,000 Google Titan security keys as part of its move to mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) for critical projects built in the Python programming ...