A software security engineer has identified 12 Python libraries uploaded on the official Python Package Index (PyPI) that contained malicious code.

Conclusion PyPI continues to be abused by cyberattackers to compromise Python programmers’ devices. This campaign displays a variety of techniques being used to include malware in Python packages.

The Python Software Foundation warned users this week that threat actors are trying to steal their credentials in phishing attacks using a fake Python Package Index (PyPI) website.

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 ...

A security firm found three malicious Python libraries uploaded on the official Python Package Index (PyPI) that contained a hidden backdoor which would activate when the libraries were installed ...

Latest attack on PyPI users shows crooks are only getting better The code found in the malicious packages closely resembled legit offerings.

The PyPI package flood is just the latest in a string of attacks on public repositories with the intent to plant malicious code.

Checkmarx found that one in three software packages from PyPI contains a flaw that can lead to malicious code being automatically installed.