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One-Third of Popular PyPI Packages Mistakenly Flagged as Malicious

The scanners tasked with weeding out malicious contributions to packages distributed via the popular open source code repository Python Package Index (PyPI) create a significant number of false alerts ...
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 ...
Infosecurity Magazine

TeamPCP Targets Telnyx Package in Latest PyPI Software Supply Chain Attack

Socket and Endor Labs discovered a new TeamPCP campaign leading to the delivery of credential-stealing malware ...
Dark Reading

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, ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious PyPi packages create CloudFlare Tunnel to bypass firewalls

Six malicious packages on PyPI, the Python Package Index, were found installing information-stealing and RAT (remote access trojan) malware while using Cloudflare Tunnel to bypass firewall ...

Supply chain attack on LiteLLM: Affected parties should change credentials

An attack on the open-source library for connecting to LLMs has apparently occurred, allowing two compromised packages to ...