A phishing campaign caught yesterday was seen targeting maintainers of Python packages published to the PyPI registry. Python packages 'exotel' and 'spam' are among hundreds seen laced with malware ...

A new software supply chain attack is being exploited in the wild, according to security researchers. The technique targets Python applications distributed via the Python Package Index, or PyPI.

PyPI, the official third-party registry of open source Python packages has temporarily suspended new users from signing up, and new projects from being uploaded to the platform until further notice.

Following a temporary suspension of all new users and package uploads, the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository is back up and running. Many noted that the culprit was the flooding of the site with ...

The PyPI package flood is just the latest in a string of attacks on public repositories with the intent to plant malicious code. Over the weekend an attacker has been uploading thousands of malicious ...

Thousands of applications that have taken advantage of open source Python Package Index (PyPI) software packages may be at risk of hijacking and subversion by malicious actors, opening up the ...

A security firm found three malicious Python libraries uploaded on the official Python Package Index (PyPI) that contained a hidden backdoor which would activate when the libraries were installed on ...