Microsoft

New Clickfix variant ‘CrashFix’ deploying Python Remote Access Trojan

CrashFix crashes browsers to coerce users into executing commands that deploy a Python RAT, abusing finger.exe and portable ...
Microsoft

Infostealers without borders: macOS, Python stealers, and platform abuse

How modern infostealers target macOS systems, leverage Python‑based stealers, and abuse trusted platforms and utilities to ...
LinuxInsider

Weaponized Python and Linux Malware Target Executives and Cloud Systems

Two malware campaigns weaponize open-source software to target executives and cloud systems, combining social engineering ...
Android

Python Shores up Security with Fresh Approach to 2FA Protection

In a move that’s set to introduce a fresh level of security for the world’s favorite programming language, the Python Package Index (PyPI), the official repository of third party open-source Python ...
CIOL

Anthropic Backs Python Security With $1.5 Million PSF Partnership

Anthropic has committed $1.5 million to the Python Software Foundation (PSF) under a two-year partnership aimed at strengthening security across Python’s core infrastructure and package ecosystem. The ...
Bleeping Computer

Python info-stealing malware uses Unicode to evade detection

A malicious Python package on PyPI uses Unicode as an obfuscation technique to evade detection while stealing and exfiltrating developers' account credentials and other sensitive data from compromised ...
ZDNet

Python programming: PyPl is rolling out 2FA for critical projects, giving away 4,000 security keys

PyPI or the Python Package Index is giving away 4,000 Google Titan security keys as part of its move to mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) for critical projects built in the Python programming ...