Tag: malicious code
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Open VSX Extensions Exfiltrate Developer Data in "Evil Twin" Campaign
Beware of fake developer tools on Open VSX! A recent "evil twin" campaign revealed 77 malicious extensions that masqueraded as legitimate tools, secretly collecting and transmitting sensitive data about your system and development environment.
Malicious Code Infiltrates Python Package Index
A recent supply-chain attack on a popular Python package has raised a critical question: how much trust do you really have in the software that quietly powers your work? A malicious .pth file hidden in the litellm package version 1.82.8 can automatically execute malicious code on every Python startup.