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New Malicious PyPI Packages Caught Using Covert Side-Loading Tactics

admin9 months ago04 mins

[ad_1] Feb 20, 2024NewsroomMalware / Supply Chain Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that were found leveraging a technique called DLL side-loading to circumvent detection by security software and run malicious code. The packages, named NP6HelperHttptest and NP6HelperHttper, were each downloaded 537 and 166 times, respectively,…

Russian Hackers Had Covert Access to Ukraine’s Telecom Giant for Months

admin11 months ago04 mins

[ad_1] Jan 05, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Data Breach Ukrainian cybersecurity authorities have disclosed that the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Sandworm was inside telecom operator Kyivstar’s systems at least since May 2023. The development was first reported by Reuters. The incident, described as a “powerful hacker attack,” first came to light last month, knocking…