Popular LiteLLM PyPI package compromised in TeamPCP supply chain attack

The TeamPCP hacking group continues its supply-chain rampage, now compromising the massively popular "LiteLLM" Python package ...
The Hacker News

TeamPCP Backdoors LiteLLM Versions 1.82.7–1.82.8 Likely via Trivy CI/CD Compromise

Malicious LiteLLM 1.82.7–1.82.8 via Trivy compromise deploys backdoor and steals credentials, enabling Kubernetes-wide ...
Bleeping Computer

Python Package Installation Can Trigger Malicious Code

Although there is nothing special about code executing on a machine, the moment when this code is executed is a significant detail from a security standpoint. The Python programming language allows ...
Dark Reading

One-Third of Popular PyPI Packages Mistakenly Flagged as Malicious

The scanners tasked with weeding out malicious contributions to packages distributed via the popular open source code repository Python Package Index (PyPI) create a significant number of false alerts ...
CoinTelegraph

Crypto-stealing malware discovered in Python Package Index — Checkmarx

According to cybersecurity firm Hacken, financial losses from crypto hacks topped $440 million in the third quarter of 2024. Researchers at the Checkmarx cybersecurity firm sounded the alarm on a ...

OpenAI acquires open-source Python tooling startup Astral

OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Astral Software Inc., a startup with a set of widely used Python ...
ZDNet

Twelve malicious Python libraries found and removed from PyPI

A software security engineer has identified 12 Python libraries uploaded on the official Python Package Index (PyPI) that contained malicious code. The 12 packages have been discovered in two separate ...