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A chilling discovery by Socket’s Threat Research Team has exposed a meticulously crafted supply chain attack on the Python Package Index (PyPI), orchestrated by a threat actor using the alias “cappership.” The attack leverages a malicious p…
Mandiant Threat Defense has uncovered a malicious campaign orchestrated by the threat group UNC6032, which capitalizes on the global fascination with artificial intelligence (AI). Since at least mid-2024, UNC6032 has been deploying fake AI video genera…
ReversingLabs discovers dbgpkg, a fake Python debugger that secretly backdoors systems to steal data. Researchers suspect a pro-Ukraine…
Security researchers at RL have discovered a malicious Python package called “solana-token” on PyPI that is intended to prey on developers working with the Solana blockchain, serving as a terrifying reminder of the ongoing hazards that lurk…
Jamf Threat Labs has identified a novel macOS infostealer that exploits PyInstaller, a legitimate open-source tool used to bundle Python scripts into standalone Mach-O executables. This marks the first documented instance of PyInstaller being weaponize…
A seemingly innocuous Python package named ‘discordpydebug’ surfaced on the Python Package Index (PyPI) under the guise of “Discord py error logger.” Marketed as a debugging utility for developers working on Discord bots with the Discord.py library, th…
Sonatype discovered ‘crypto-encrypt-ts’, a malicious npm package impersonating the popular CryptoJS library to steal crypto and personal data.…
A newly analyzed Python-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) has emerged as a significant cybersecurity threat, utilizing Discord as its command-and-control (C2) platform. Disguised as a benign script, this malware transforms the popular communication tool…
The Socket Threat Research Team has unearthed a trio of malicious packages, two hosted on the Python Package Index (PyPI) and one on the npm registry, designed to silently pilfer cryptocurrency secrets, including mnemonic seed phrases and private keys….
LLMs’ tendency to “hallucinate” code packages that don’t exist could become the basis for a new type of supply chain attack dubbed “slopsquatting” (courtesy of Seth Larson, Security Developer-in-Residence at the Pyth…