Bleeping Computer

PyPI suspends new user registration to block malware campaign

The Python Package Index (PyPI) has temporarily suspended user registration and the creation of new projects to deal with an ongoing malware campaign. PyPI is an index for Python projects that helps ...
Neowin

Official Python repository used to distribute cryptomining malware

The official Python software repository, PyPI, was discovered to host six packages that would download and install cryptomining software on affected systems according to a new report. Security ...
Dark Reading

Python-Based Malware Slithers Into Systems via Legit VS Code

A known Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Mustang Panda is the likely culprit behind a sophisticated, ongoing cyber-espionage campaign. It starts with a malicious email, and ...
CSOonline

Cryptojacking attack on cloud workloads uses fileless Python malware

With increased deployment of security solutions on cloud infrastructure, hackers have started adopting detection evasion tactics from Windows desktop computers to cloud environments. One such tactic ...
Bleeping Computer

Japan warns of malicious PyPi packages created by North Korean hackers

Japan's Computer Security Incident Response Team (JPCERT/CC) is warning that the notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus has uploaded four malicious PyPI packages to infect developers with ...