Tactic. ID. Name. Description. Initial Access. T1195.001. Supply Chain Compromise: Compromise Software Dependencies and Development Tools. Malware is distributed using Python’s PyPl package ...

Python modules are typically installed using a package manager called 'pip', which launches a 'setup.py' file that is made available by the developer of the package for installation purposes.

Devs unknowingly use “malicious” modules snuck into official Python repository Code packages available in PyPI contained modified installation scripts.

This time around, the backdoor was found in a Python module, and not an npm (JavaScript) package. The module's name is SSH Decorator (ssh-decorate), developed by Israeli developer Uri Goren, a ...