Tag: pypi
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Attackers trojanize Axios HTTP library in highest-impact npm supply chain attack
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cloud, control, credentials, crypto, github, incident response, linux, LLM, macOS, malicious, malware, monitoring, open-source, openai, powershell, pypi, rat, spam, supply-chain, tool, windowspostinstall hook that would execute a dropper script when it was pulled in by a different package as a dependency.Shortly after midnight UTC on March 31 a new version of the Axios package, axios@1.14.1, was published on npm followed by axios@0.30.4 39 minutes later. Both listed plain-crypto-js@4.2.1 as a dependency in their package.json files, but…
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TeamPCP’s attack spree slows, but threat escalates with ransomware pivot
TeamPCP’s destructive run of supply chain breaches has stopped, for now: it has been three days since the group published malicious versions of Telnyx’s SDK on PyPI, and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/30/teampcp-supply-chain-attacks-ransomware/
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Telnyx Python SDK Backdoored on PyPI to Steal Cloud Credentials
The popular Telnyx Python SDK on PyPI to deploy a multi”‘stage credential”‘stealing operation that targets cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and developer environments at scale. On March 27, 2026, TeamPCP uploaded two malicious Telnyx SDK releases, versions 4.87.1 and 4.87.2, directly to PyPI at around 03:51 UTC, bypassing the normal GitHub”‘backed release flow used by the…
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Week in review: NIST updates DNS security guidance, compromised LiteLLM PyPI packages
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: NIST updates its DNS security guidance for the first time in over a decade … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/29/week-in-review-nist-updates-dns-security-guidance-compromised-litellm-pypi-packages/
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Backdoored Telnyx PyPI package pushes malware hidden in WAV audio
TeamPCP hackers compromised the Telnyx package on the Python Package Index today, uploading malicious versions that deliver credential-stealing malware hidden inside a WAV file. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backdoored-telnyx-pypi-package-pushes-malware-hidden-in-wav-audio/
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TeamPCP strikes again: Backdoored Telnyx PyPI package delivers malware
TeamPCP continues is supply chain compromise rampage, with telnyx on PyPI being the latest maliciously modified package. What happened? Telnyx is a widely used software … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/27/teampcp-telnyx-supply-chain-compromise/
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TeamPCP Pushes Malicious Telnyx Versions to PyPI, Hides Stealer in WAV Files
TeamPCP, the threat actor behind the supply chain attack targeting Trivy, KICS, and litellm, has now compromised the telnyx Python package by pushing two malicious versions to steal sensitive data.The two versions, 4.87.1 and 4.87.2, published to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository on March 27, 2026, concealed their credential harvesting capabilities within a .WAV…
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TeamPCP Targets Telnyx Package in Latest PyPI Software Supply Chain Attack
Socket and Endor Labs discovered a new TeamPCP campaign leading to the delivery of credential-stealing malware First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/teampcp-targets-telnyx-pypi-package/
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LiteLLM Hit in Cascading Supply-Chain Attack
Stolen Credentials From Trivy Breach Let Hackers Push Malware to PyPI. Threat group TeamPCP exploited credentials stolen in the Trivy breach to push malicious versions of LiteLLM to PyPI, exposing developers to credential theft, persistent backdoors and lateral movement tools within hours of publication. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/litellm-hit-in-cascading-supply-chain-attack-a-31210
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An Evolving GlassWorm Malware is Making the Rounds of Code Repositories
Threat researchers with various vendors for the past year have been tracking the efforts of a bad actor dubbed GlassWorm known for dropping malicious extensions in code registries like npm, Open VSX, PyPI, and Microsoft’s Visual Studio Marketplace with the aim of stealing secrets and cryptocurrency. This month, threat researchers wrote about a resurgence in..…
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PyPI warns developers after LiteLLM malware found stealing cloud and CI/CD credentials
Tags: access, advisory, api, attack, cloud, container, credentials, data, exploit, extortion, github, group, infrastructure, malicious, malware, open-source, pypi, supply-chain, tactics, tool, vulnerabilityAn expanding supply-chain campaign: The LiteLLM incident has been confirmed to be a part of the rapidly unfolding TeamPCP supply chain campaign that first compromised Trivy.Trivy, developed by Aqua Security, is a widely used open-source vulnerability scanner designed to identify security issues in container images, file systems, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) configurations. The ongoing attack, attributed…
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LiteLLM PyPI packages compromised in expanding TeamPCP supply chain attacks
A slew of supply chain attacks against popular open source tools and packages appears to have been orchestrated by TeamPCP, a cybercriminal group that rose to prominence in … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/25/teampcp-supply-chain-attacks/
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LiteLLM PyPI packages compromised in expanding TeamPCP supply chain attacks
A slew of supply chain attacks against popular open source tools and packages appears to have been orchestrated by TeamPCP, a cybercriminal group that rose to prominence in … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/25/teampcp-supply-chain-attacks/
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TeamPCP Expands Supply Chain Campaign With LiteLLM PyPI Compromise
Python package LiteLLM compromised with credential-stealing malware linked to TeamPCP threat group First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/teampcp-litellm-pypi-supply-chain/
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Popular LiteLLM PyPI package backdoored to steal credentials, auth tokens
The TeamPCP hacking group continues its supply-chain rampage, now compromising the massively popular “LiteLLM” Python package on PyPI and claiming to have stolen data from hundreds of thousands of devices during the attack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/popular-litellm-pypi-package-compromised-in-teampcp-supply-chain-attack/
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Popular LiteLLM PyPI package backdoored to steal credentials, auth tokens
The TeamPCP hacking group continues its supply-chain rampage, now compromising the massively popular “LiteLLM” Python package on PyPI and claiming to have stolen data from hundreds of thousands of devices during the attack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/popular-litellm-pypi-package-compromised-in-teampcp-supply-chain-attack/
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Compromised litellm PyPI Package Delivers Multi-Stage Credential Stealer
<div cla This morning, the widely used Python package litellm, a popular abstraction layer for interacting with large language models (LLMs), was compromised and two malicious versions released (1.82.7 and 1.82.8). First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/compromised-litellm-pypi-package-delivers-multi-stage-credential-stealer/
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Pyronut Package Backdoors Telegram Bots With RCE
Malicious ‘Pyronut’ is a trojanized Python package that backdoors Telegram bots and userbots, giving attackers remote code execution over both the Telegram session and the underlying host system.”‹ The malicious package , pyronut , was uploaded to PyPI as a fake alternative to pyrogram, a widely used Telegram MTProto API framework with around 370,000 monthly downloads. Instead of…
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GlassWorm Attack Uses Stolen GitHub Tokens to Force-Push Malware Into Python Repos
The GlassWorm malware campaign is being used to fuel an ongoing attack that leverages the stolen GitHub tokens to inject malware into hundreds of Python repositories.”The attack targets Python projects, including Django apps, ML research code, Streamlit dashboards, and PyPI packages, by appending obfuscated code to files like setup.py, main.py, and app.py,” StepSecurity said. “Anyone…
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USENIX Security ’25 (Enigma Track) Securing Packages In npm, Homebrew, PyPI, Maven Central, And RubyGems
Presenter: Zach Steindler, GitHub Our thanks to USENIX Security ’25 (Enigma Track) (USENIX ’25 for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s tremendous USENIX Security ’25 (Enigma Track) (USENIX ’25 content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/usenix-security-25-enigma-track-securing-packages-in-npm-homebrew-pypi-maven-central-and-rubygems/
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Malicious npm and PyPI packages linked to Lazarus APT fake recruiter campaign
Researchers found malicious npm and PyPI packages tied to a fake recruitment campaign linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. ReversingLabs researcher uncovered new malicious packages on npm and PyPI connected to a fake job recruitment campaign attributed to the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group. The campaign uses deceptive hiring themes to trick developers into downloading infected…
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Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh set of malicious packages across npm and the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository linked to a fake recruitment-themed campaign orchestrated by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group.The coordinated campaign has been codenamed graphalgo in reference to the first package published in the npm registry. It’s assessed to be active since…
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Lazarus Group’s ‘Graphalgo’ Fake Recruiter Campaign Targets GitHub, npm, and PyPI to Spread Malware
Lazarus Group’s latest software supply chain operation is using fake recruiter lures and popular open”‘source ecosystems to deliver malware to cryptocurrency”‘focused developers quietly. The campaign, dubbed graphalgo, abuses GitHub, npm, and PyPI to hide multi”‘stage payloads behind seemingly legitimate coding tasks and packages. Since early May 2025, attackers have been approaching JavaScript and Python developers via…
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Compromised dYdX npm and PyPI Packages Deliver Wallet Stealers and RAT Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new supply chain attack in which legitimate packages on npm and the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository have been compromised to push malicious versions to facilitate wallet credential theft and remote code execution.The compromised versions of the two packages are listed below -@dydxprotocol/v4-client-js (npm) – 3.4.1, 1.22.1, 1.15.2, 1.0.31& First…
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Fake Python Spellchecker Packages on PyPI Delivered Hidden Remote Access Trojan
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerade as spellcheckers but contain functionality to deliver a remote access trojan (RAT).The packages, named spellcheckerpy and spellcheckpy, are no longer available for download, but not before they were collectively downloaded a little over 1,000 times.”Hidden inside the First seen…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 81
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter UNO reverse card: stealing cookies from cookie stealers PDFSIDER Malware Exploitation of DLL Side-Loading for AV and EDR Evasion VoidLink: Evidence That the Era of Advanced AI-Generated Malware Has Begun PyPI Package Impersonates […]…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 81
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter UNO reverse card: stealing cookies from cookie stealers PDFSIDER Malware Exploitation of DLL Side-Loading for AV and EDR Evasion VoidLink: Evidence That the Era of Advanced AI-Generated Malware Has Begun PyPI Package Impersonates […]…
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Critical Chainlit AI Flaws Let Hackers Seize Control Of Cloud Environments
Tags: ai, api, cloud, control, credentials, cve, cyber, flaw, framework, hacker, Internet, open-source, pypi, vulnerabilityZafran Labs uncovered two critical vulnerabilities in Chainlit, a popular open-source framework for building conversational AI apps. Chainlit powers internet-facing AI systems in enterprises across industries, averaging 700,000 PyPI downloads monthly. The flaws CVE-2026-22218 (arbitrary file read) and CVE-2026-22219 (SSRF) enable attackers to steal API keys, sensitive files, and cloud credentials without user interaction. Zafran…
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Malicious PyPI Package Impersonates SymPy, Deploys XMRig Miner on Linux Hosts
A new malicious package discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI) has been found to impersonate a popular library for symbolic mathematics to deploy malicious payloads, including a cryptocurrency miner, on Linux hosts.The package, named sympy-dev, mimics SymPy, replicating the latter’s project description verbatim in an attempt to deceive unsuspecting users into thinking that they…
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Malicious PyPI Package Impersonates sympy-dev, Targeting Millions of Users
A dangerous supply-chain attack targeting the Python Package Index (PyPI) that involves a malicious package named sympy-dev impersonating SymPy, one of the world’s most widely used symbolic mathematics libraries. The fraudulent package employs sophisticated typosquatting tactics and multi-stage execution to deliver cryptomining malware while avoiding detection. The malicious sympy-dev package directly copies SymPy’s official project…