If you've read a fair amount of Python code, then you've probably seen this "__init__.py" file pop up quite a few times. It's ...

Placing malicious code in 'setup.py,' however, will allow malware to be installed and unnoticed even if the package, or Python itself, is not used at all. Malicious modules in official Python ...

Multiple code packages were uploaded to the Python Package Index, often abbreviated as PyPI, and were subsequently incorporated into software multiple times from June through this month, Slovakia ...

Python is one of the most approachable languages to learn, thanks to its object-oriented-first approach and its minimal ...

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 ...

An example of malicious code used in the “loglib-modules” Python package. (Credit: Sonatype) The “loglib-modules” would collect AWS credentials, network interface information, and ...

Three malicious packages hosted in the Python Package Index (PyPI) code repository have been uncovered, which collectively have more than 12,000 downloads – and presumably slithered into ...

Cython generates the second kind of module: C libraries that talk to Python’s internals, and that can be bundled with existing Python code. Cython code looks a lot like Python code, by design.

Zanki said it coincides with an increase in harmful submissions to the Python Package Index (PyPI). Read more on malicious PyPI packages: Researchers Uncover 7000 Malicious Open Source Packages ...

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