Bytecode is a representation of Python, compiled as a set of instructions for the Python Virtual Machine. In a simplified sense, it exists somewhere between source code and being a machine binary.

In one incident, researchers have found malware code hidden inside a Python bytecode (PYC) file that can be directly executed as opposed to source code files that get interpreted by the Python ...

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Python is also compiled — typically to CPython bytecode. PyXL takes that bytecode and translates it into a custom instruction set that’s executed in hardware.

According to ReversingLabs reverse engineer Karlo Zanki, this could be the first instance of a supply chain attack capitalizing on the direct execution capability of Python byte code (PYC) files. The ...

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Compared to the similar Node.js campaign reported by Securonix, in this case, attackers stored the malicious code in Python bytecode (PYC) files.