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New Python malware backdoors VMware ESXi servers for remote access

A previously undocumented Python backdoor targeting VMware ESXi servers has been spotted, enabling hackers to execute commands remotely on a compromised system. VMware ESXi is a virtualization ...
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TAG-150 Develops CastleRAT in Python and C, Expanding CastleLoader Malware Operations

CastleRAT and CastleLoader, active since March 2025, spread malware via phishing and GitHub repos, enabling data theft.
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Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python

A team of data thieves has doubled down by developing its CastleRAT malware in both Python and C variants. Both versions ...
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Crypto-stealing malware discovered in Python Package Index — Checkmarx

According to cybersecurity firm Hacken, financial losses from crypto hacks topped $440 million in the third quarter of 2024. Researchers at the Checkmarx cybersecurity firm sounded the alarm on a ...

'WhiteCobra' floods VSCode market with crypto-stealing extensions

A threat actor named WhiteCobra has targeting VSCode, Cursor, and Windsurf users by planting 24 malicious extensions in the ...
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APT37 Targets Windows with Rust Backdoor and Python Loader

IntroductionAPT37 (also known as ScarCruft, Ruby Sleet, and Velvet Chollima) is a North Korean-aligned threat actor active since at least 2012. APT37 primarily targets South Korean individuals ...
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Introducing Chainguard Libraries for Python: Malware-Resistant Dependencies Built Entirely from Source

New Python language libraries with end-to-end integrity help organizations build software safer and more efficiently KIRKLAND, Wash., May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chainguard, the secure foundation for ...
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Python Malware Poses DDoS Threat Via Docker API Misconfiguration

Security researchers have identified a new cyber-threat targeting publicly exposed instances of the Docker Engine API. In this campaign, attackers exploit misconfigurations to deploy a malicious ...
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North Korean hackers target Python devs with malware disguised as coding tests — hack has been underway for a year

Few things are more strenuous than finding new employment— but even worse is when a potential new employer turns out to be fake and is instead using an apparent job opportunity as a way to infect you ...

PyPl is blocking hundreds of expired domains to halt malware attacks

The Python Package Index (PyPI) is putting a stop to so-called “domain resurrection attacks” that have been observed in the wild before to launch cyberattacks. Domain resurrection is a supply chain ...
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Cryptojacking attack on cloud workloads uses fileless Python malware

With increased deployment of security solutions on cloud infrastructure, hackers have started adopting detection evasion tactics from Windows desktop computers to cloud environments. One such tactic ...

Software packages with more than 2 billion weekly downloads hit in supply-chain attack

Hackers planted malicious code in open source software packages with more than 2 billion weekly updates in what is likely to ...