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 ...

When you install Python packages into a given instance of Python, the default behavior is for the package’s files to be copied into the target installation. But sometimes you don’t want to copy the ...

A threat actor has uploaded to the PyPI (Python Package Index) repository three malicious packages that carry code to drop info-stealing malware on developers' systems. The malicious packages, ...

Astral's uv utility simplifies and speeds up working with Python virtual environments. But it has some other superpowers, too: it lets you run Python packages and programs without having to formally ...

Hackers are once again targeting Python developers involved in the blockchain industry in an attempt to distribute malware and steal tokens. A new report from cybersecurity researchers at Checkmarx ...

What if the Python programming language itself was malicious? It would be the most devastating supply chain attack in human history - but it almost happened after an important GitHub token was ...

The official repository for the widely used Python programming language has been tainted with modified code packages, a computer security authority in Slovakia warned. The authority also said the ...