Overview: Python libraries simplify testing networks and detecting vulnerabilities in systems.Tools like YARA and Pymetasploit3 help identify malware and securi ...

Malicious PyPI package soopsocks downloaded 2,653 times before takedown, exfiltrating Windows data to Discord.

A study looking at fake copyright takedown notices hints that AI is being used to translate and format this popular type of scam ...

Two malicious packages with nearly 8,500 downloads in Rust's official crate repository scanned developers' systems to steal cryptocurrency private keys and other secrets.

In essence, MalTerminal is a malware generator. When adversaries bring it up, it asks if they want to create a ransomware encryptor, or a reverse shell. The prompt is then sent to the GPT-4 AI, which ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the earliest example known to date of a malware that bakes in Large Language Model (LLM) capabilities. The malware has been codenamed ...

The Python Software Foundation team has invalidated all PyPI tokens stolen in the GhostAction supply chain attack in early September, confirming that the threat actors didn't abuse them to publish ...

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Abstract: The frequency of supply-chain attacks has reached unprecedented levels, amounting to a growing concern about the security of open-source software. Existing state-of-the-art techniques often ...