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 ...

A dozen malicious Python packages were uploaded to the PyPi repository this weekend in a typosquatting attack that performs DDoS attacks on a Counter-Strike 1.6 server.

A malicious Python package named 'fabrice' has been present in the Python Package Index (PyPI) since 2021, stealing Amazon Web Services credentials from unsuspecting developers.

PyPI is popular among Python programmers for sharing and downloading code. Since anyone can contribute to the repository, ... Finally, it runs the Python code in C:\ProgramData\Updater\server.pyw.

For that reason it formed the Python Packaging Working Group in 2016 to help direct the project and raise funds to help support the sustainable development and maintenance of PyPI.

AWS contributes to the software supply chain security of Python’s open source ecosystem through an industry first Python Package Index (PyPi) Security Sponsorship with Python Software Foundation ...

According to Socket, there were seven malicious PyPI packages, some of which were sitting on the platform for more than four years. Cumulatively, they had more than 55,000 downloads.

The PyPI package flood is just the latest in a string of attacks on public repositories with the intent to plant malicious code. Topics Spotlight: Advancing IT Leadership ...

In fact, ReversingLabs said its Titanium Platform detected the suspicious package during routine scanning. Detailed package analysis revealed malicious behavior, including contacting a command and ...

A security firm found three malicious Python libraries uploaded on the official Python Package Index (PyPI) that contained a hidden backdoor which would activate when the libraries were installed ...