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Creating a pip install-able Python package

Overview It's not hard to write a Python package that can be installed into an interpreter or virtual environment with pip. This video shows a simple example of how to lay out a project's source code ...

PyPI package with 1.1M monthly downloads hacked to push infostealer

An attacker pushed a malicious version of the popular elementary-data package Python Package Index (PyPI) to steal sensitive ...
Dark Reading

Novel PyPI Malware Uses Compiled Python Bytecode to Evade Detection

In a new twist on software supply chain attacks, researchers have discovered a Python package hiding malware inside of compiled code, allowing it to evade ordinary detection measures. On April 17, ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious PyPI package with 37,000 downloads steals AWS keys

A malicious Python package named 'fabrice' has been present in the Python Package Index (PyPI) since 2021, stealing Amazon Web Services credentials from unsuspecting developers. According to ...
CSOonline

Malicious package flood on PyPI might be sign of new attacks to come

The PyPI package flood is just the latest in a string of attacks on public repositories with the intent to plant malicious code. Over the weekend an attacker has been uploading thousands of malicious ...
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Software bill-of-materials docs eyed for Python packages

Python enhancement proposal would incorporate SBOM documents in Python packages as a way to improve dependency tracking and vulnerability analysis. Software bill-of-materials (SBOM) documents would be ...