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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 spread by tricking users into pasting malicious commands through a technique ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

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 ...
Dark Reading

'Culturestreak' Malware Lurks Inside GitLab Python Package

In what's becoming an all-too-common occurrence in the current threat landscape, security researchers have found yet another malicious open source package, this time an active Python file on GitLab ...
CoinDesk

North Korean Hackers Are Targeting Top Crypto Firms With Malware Hidden in Job Applications

A North Korean hacking group is targeting crypto workers with a Python-based malware disguised as part of a fake job application process, researchers at Cisco Talos said earlier this week. Most ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Fraud Investigation Reveals Sophisticated Python Malware

A sophisticated Python-based malware deployment uncovered during a fraud investigation has revealed a layered attack involving obfuscation, disposable infrastructure and commercial offensive tools.
Bleeping Computer

Malicious PyPi package hides RAT malware, targets Discord devs since 2022

A malicious Python package targeting Discord developers with remote access trojan (RAT) malware was spotted on the Python Package Index (PyPI) after more than three ...