The Python Software Foundation warned users this week that threat actors are trying to steal their credentials in phishing ...

Members of the North Korean hacker group Lazarus posing as recruiters are baiting Python developers with coding test project for password management products that include malware.

Phishing emails mimicking PyPI target developers to steal credentials via fake sites. Users urged to stay alert.

One common tactic used in fake hacking is the “hacker typer” - a website that simulates the appearance of a computer being hacked, with lines of code rapidly scrolling across the screen.

North Korean attackers pose as recruiters for financial firms to lure developers into executing trojanized Python projects on their machines as part of fake job interviews.

Fake hacking is when an attacker pretends to have gained unauthorised access to a target's network or devices, when in reality no breach has occurred.