PyFEX: Uncovering Evasive Python-Based Threats Via Resilient and Exhaustive Path Exploration

The rapid expansion of the Python ecosystem has fueled two distinct but converging threats: adversaries increasingly target the software supply chain via the Python Package Index PyPI, while also building evasive, cross-platform malicious binaries compiled from source code written in Python...

New VVS Stealer Malware Targets Discord Accounts via Obfuscated Python Code

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Python-based information stealer called VVS Stealer also styled as VVS $tealer that's capable of harvesting Discord credentials and tokens. The stealer is said to have been on sale on Telegram as far back as April 2025, according to a repo...

Python-Based WhatsApp Worm Spreads Eternidade Stealer Across Brazilian Devices

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that leverages a combination of social engineering and WhatsApp hijacking to distribute a Delphi-based banking trojan named Eternidade Stealer as part of attacks targeting users in Brazil. "It uses Internet Message Access Protocol...

FIN7 Deploys Anubis Backdoor to Hijack Windows Systems via Compromised SharePoint Sites

The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been linked to a Python-based backdoor called Anubis not to be confused with an Android banking trojan of the same name that can grant them remote access to compromised Windows systems. "This malware allows attackers to execute remote shell...

Python-Based Malware Powers RansomHub Ransomware to Exploit Network Flaws

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an attack that involved a threat actor utilizing a Python-based backdoor to maintain persistent access to compromised endpoints and then leveraged this access to deploy the RansomHub ransomware throughout the target network. According to GuidePoint Security...

AndroxGh0st Malware Targets Laravel Apps to Steal Cloud Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a tool referred to as AndroxGh0st that's used to target Laravel applications and steal sensitive data. "It works by scanning and taking out important information from .env files, revealing login details linked to AWS and Twilio," Juniper Threat Labs...

Alert: OracleIV DDoS Botnet Targets Public Docker Engine APIs to Hijack Containers

Publicly-accessible Docker Engine API instances are being targeted by threat actors as part of a campaign designed to co-opt the machines into a distributed denial-of-service DDoS botnet dubbed OracleIV. "Attackers are exploiting this misconfiguration to deliver a malicious Docker container, buil...

Malicious code in py-pepvisa (PyPI)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx 98bde602e3ee13d72432e966f485bc9f4a96454276504a2491b98c35cc35472a EsqueleSquad group published nearly 6000 malicious PyPi and NPM packages, executing spyware and information-stealing malware...

PY#RATION: New Python-based RAT Uses WebSocket for C2 and Data Exfiltration

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new attack campaign that leverages a Python-based remote access trojan RAT to gain control over compromised systems since at least August 2022. "This malware is unique in its utilization of WebSockets to avoid detection and for both command-and-control C...

Malicious Package

Overview hackerfilelol is a malicious package. This is one of 12 malicious packages created by the same actor and discovered by Snyk. It downloads and executes malicious exe files containing malicious code that attempts to steal information from Google Chrome, tokens from Discord, and Injects a...

LofyLife: malicious npm packages steal Discord tokens and bank card data

On July 26, using the internal automated system for monitoring open-source repositories, we identified four suspicious packages in the Node Package Manager npm repository. All these packages contained highly obfuscated malicious Python and JavaScript code. We dubbed this malicious campaign...

ALERT: Critical RCE Bug in VMware vCenter Server Under Active Attack

Malicious actors are actively mass scanning the internet for vulnerable VMware vCenter servers that are unpatched against a critical remote code execution flaw, which the company addressed late last month. The ongoing activity was detected by Bad Packets on June 3 and corroborated yesterday by...

Necro Python Malware Upgrades With New Exploits and Crypto Mining Capabilities

New upgrades have been made to a Python-based "self-replicating, polymorphic bot" called Necro in what's seen as an attempt to improve its chances of infecting vulnerable systems and evading detection. "Although the bot was originally discovered earlier this year, the latest activity shows numero...