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Police officers and forensic experts examine electronic devices outside a residential property.

Australian Police Disrupt Notorious Cybercrime Group TeamPCP

In a major cybercrime crackdown, Australian authorities have arrested two alleged members of the notorious TeamPCP group, accused of infecting over a thousand organizations worldwide with malicious code. The suspects, aged 21 and 23, face serious charges, including unauthorized data modification and dealing in criminal proceeds.

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Developer workstation with laptop and monitor showing code, hinting at vulnerability.

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.

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Snake slithers through crowded, dimly lit library, symbolizing malicious code infiltration.

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.

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