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

Include Python packages and modules Another way to specify imports is by using a Python-style package namespace rather than a file path, using the --include-package option.

Multiple malicious Python packages leaking sensitive user information have been uncovered by security experts. In a blog post, Sonatype security researcher Ax Sharma says the packages: loglib ...

Researchers at security vendor Checkmarx have uncovered an operation, apparently based in Iraq, that uses malware hosted on the Python repository PyPI to search for files on the victim's device ...

A new malicious campaign has been found on the Python Package Index (PyPI) open-source repository involving 24 malicious packages that closely imitate three popular open-source tools: vConnector, ...