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PyPI suspends registrations amid malware attack

Ryan Daws — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:52:52 +0000

The Python Package Index (PyPI) has suspended new project creation and user registration to mitigate an ongoing malware upload campaign. This move comes as security researchers at Checkmarx uncovered a campaign involving multiple malicious packages related to the same threat actors. The attackers are targeting victims through typosquatting attacks, tricking users into installing malicious Python... Read more »

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Python packages caught using DLL sideloading to bypass security

Ryan Daws — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 11:55:04 +0000

ReversingLabs researchers have uncovered Python packages using DLL sideloading to bypass security tools. On 10 January 2024, Karlo Zanki, a reverse engineer at ReversingLabs, stumbled upon two suspicious packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI). These packages – named NP6HelperHttptest and NP6HelperHttper – were found to be utilising DLL sideloading, a known technique used by... Read more »

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Open source wins concessions in new EU cyber law

Ryan Daws — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:18:32 +0000

The European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has undergone substantial revisions, bringing relief to the open-source community. Back in April, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) had expressed concerns about potential repercussions for CPython and PyPI if the initial form of CRA were to be enacted. The primary worry was that, in the course of providing open-source... Read more »

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Malicious PyPI package discovered in ongoing ‘PaperPin’ campaign

Ryan Daws — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 11:05:45 +0000

In a recent analysis conducted by Sonatype, a malicious Python Package Index (PyPI) package named ‘VMConnect’ was discovered masquerading as the legitimate VMware vSphere connector module ‘vConnector’. The counterfeit package was found to contain sinister code designed to compromise users’ systems. Further investigation revealed an ongoing campaign involving additional packages like “ethter” and “quantiumbase,” all... Read more »

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Sonatype uncovers further malicious PyPI and npm packages

Ryan Daws — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:47:27 +0000

Sonatype continues to uncover a significant number of malicious packages within the PyPI and npm software registries. Among the flagged packages were several Python packages published on PyPI, masquerading as legitimate libraries named after the popular npm “colors” library. The malicious packages, including names such as “broke-rcl,” “brokescolors,” and “trexcolors,” exclusively targeted the Windows operating... Read more »

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PyPI suspends new projects and users due to malicious activity

Ryan Daws — Mon, 22 May 2023 15:31:24 +0000

The PyPI (Python Package Index) team has temporarily suspended new projects and users on their platform due to malicious activity. This surge in malicious activity aligns with a larger trend observed across several open-source registries in recent months. Notably, incidents such as the flood of malicious packages on the NPM JavaScript package manager and a... Read more »

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PyPI will sell ‘Organization’ accounts to corporate projects

Ryan Daws — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:49:43 +0000

Python Packaging Index (PyPI) has announced the introduction of ‘Organization’ accounts, as the first step in its plan to build financial support and long-term sustainability. Organizations on PyPI are self-managed teams with exclusive branded web addresses. PyPI aims to make its platform easier to use for large community projects, organisations, or companies that manage multiple... Read more »

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Clipper malware found in over 451 PyPI packages

Ryan Daws — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:16:49 +0000

Phylum security researchers have discovered over 451 packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) that are infected with “clipper” malware. Clippers replace the contents of a victim’s clipboard with something which benefits the attacker. The most prevalent clippers today look for cryptocurrency addresses and modify them to steal funds. Starting on February 9th, Phylum was... Read more »

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Malware campaign targets official Python and JavaScript repos

Ryan Daws — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:38:38 +0000

An active malware campaign is targeting official Python and JavaScript repositories. Software supply chain security firm Phylum spotted the campaign. Phylum said that it discovered the campaign after noticing a flurry of activity around typosquats of the popular Python requests package. Typosquats take advantage of simple typos to install malicious packages. In this case, the... Read more »

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PyPI maintainers warn of ongoing phishing attack

Ryan Daws — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:30:41 +0000

The maintainers of the Python Package Index (PyPI) have warned of an ongoing phishing attack targeting users. “Today we received reports of a phishing campaign targeting PyPI users. This is the first known phishing attack against PyPI,” wrote the maintainers in a tweet. A phishing email is sent to users warning that PyPI is implementing... Read more »

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