Python's ctx library and a fork of PHP's phpass have been compromised. 3 million users combined. The malicious code sends all the environment variables to a heroku app, likely to mine AWS credentials.

Yesterday, developers took notice of two hugely popular Python and PHP libraries, respectively, 'ctx' and 'PHPass' that had been hijacked, as first reported in the news by BleepingComputer.

Amazon Web Services' automated code review helps developers find serious security issues in Java and Python applications. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer Feb. 16, 2022, 4:21 a.m. PT ...