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Overcoming web scraping blocks: Best practices and considerations
At its core, web scraping involves automatically extracting data from websites, enabling individuals and organizations to obtain valuable…
August 21, 2023
VMCONNECT: Malicious PyPI Package Mimicking Common Python Tools
Threat researchers at ReversingLabs, a software supply chain security and malware analysis platform, have discovered a malicious new PyPI…
August 6, 2023
Legion: Credential Harvesting & SMS Hijacking Malware Sold on Telegram
The Legion malware is capable of stealing credentials from misconfigured or exposed servers and is linked to the AndroxGh0st malware family.
April 13, 2023
GitHub Abused to Distribute Malicious Packages on PyPI in Image Files
Threat actors are using steganography to hide malicious code in images.
November 10, 2022
Trojan Source attack lets hackers exploit source code
Trojan Source attack impacts all popular programming language compilers, such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Rust, and Go.
November 1, 2021
6 official Python repositories plagued with cryptomining malware
Six malicious typosquatting packages in the official Python programming language’s PyPI repository are found laced with cryptomining malware.
June 25, 2021
PyMICROPSIA Windows malware steals browsing data, record audio
PyMICROPSIA malware is developed to target Windows operating systems yet it checks for other operating systems, such as “darwin” or “POSIX.”
December 16, 2020
Why is learning Python important in Data Science?
The field of data science is growing at a rapid pace, offering many job opportunities to people. If you want to enter the industry of data science, you must take a Python course.
August 27, 2019
PBot adware spams ads & installs cryptominer on Windows PCs
The IT security researchers at Kaspersky have discovered an adware written in Python language targeting Windows-based computers. Dubbed PBot (PythonBot) by…
June 26, 2018