Powerful and versatile as it is, Python lacks a few key capabilities out of the box. For one, there is no native mechanism for compiling a Python program into a standalone executable package. To be ...

A software security engineer has identified 12 Python libraries uploaded on the official Python Package Index (PyPI) that contained malicious code. The 12 packages have been discovered in two separate ...

Open Source software is always trustworthy, right? [Bertus] broke a story about a malicious Python package called “Colourama”. When used, it secretly installs a VBscript that watches the system ...

The Slovak National Security Office (NBU) has identified ten malicious Python libraries uploaded on PyPI — Python Package Index — the official third-party software repository for the Python ...

Researchers found three malicious PyPI packages, two targeting bitcoin developers, and one WooCommerce stores Two are designed to steal data, and the third to test for valid credit cards All three ...

According to cybersecurity firm Hacken, financial losses from crypto hacks topped $440 million in the third quarter of 2024. Researchers at the Checkmarx cybersecurity firm sounded the alarm on a ...

Python virtual environments shine for keeping projects and conflicting packages separate. Just keep these dos and don’ts in mind. One of Python’s biggest draws is its expansive ecosystem of ...

The Python security team removed two trojanized Python libraries from PyPI (Python Package Index) that were caught stealing SSH and GPG keys from the projects of infected developers. The two libraries ...