GitHub has recently expanded its secrets scanning capabilities to repositories containing PyPI and RubyGems registry secrets. The move helps protect millions of applications built by Ruby and Python ...
A new malicious package has been found on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that could hide code in images with a steganographic technique and infect users through open-source projects on ...
Two fake spellchecker packages on PyPI hid a Python RAT in dictionary files, activating malware on import in version 1.2.0.
A report from ReversingLabs reveals a massive 73% increase in malicious open-source packages in 2025, with over 10,000 ...
PyPI, a vital repository for open source developers, temporarily halted new project creation and new user registration following an onslaught of package uploads that executed malicious code on any ...
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, December 21st, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. More warnings are going out to software ...
Facepalm: GitHub serves as a colossal hub for software development, hosting nearly half a billion code projects created by hundreds of millions of developers worldwide. Given its extensive reach and ...