Bleeping Computer

Python Package Installation Can Trigger Malicious Code

Although there is nothing special about code executing on a machine, the moment when this code is executed is a significant detail from a security standpoint. The Python programming language allows ...
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

Malicious Python Package Available in PyPI Repo for a Year

Two malicious versions of two Python packages were introduced in the Python Package Index (PyPI) with the purpose of stealing SSH and GPG keys from Python developers' projects. One of them, using ...
CoinTelegraph

Crypto-stealing malware discovered in Python Package Index — Checkmarx

According to cybersecurity firm Hacken, financial losses from crypto hacks topped $440 million in the third quarter of 2024. Researchers at the Checkmarx cybersecurity firm sounded the alarm on a ...
Dark Reading

Malicious Python Package Relies on Steganography to Download Malware

Check Point Research has detected a malicious open source code package that uses steganography to hide malicious code inside image files. The malicious package was available on PyPI, a package index ...
InfoWorld

Python virtualenv and venv dos and don’ts

Python virtual environments shine for keeping projects and conflicting packages separate. Just keep these dos and don’ts in mind. One of Python’s biggest draws is its expansive ecosystem of ...