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Researchers warn of malicious packages on PyPI using steganography
Nov. 11, 2022, 12:51 a.m. | Pierluigi Paganini
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Researchers warn of malicious packages on PyPI using steganography
Experts discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) that uses steganographic to hide malware within image files.
CheckPoint researchers discovered a malicious package, named ‘apicolor,’ on the Python Package Index (PyPI) that uses steganographic to hide malware within image files.
The malicious package infects PyPI users through open-source projects on Github.
The package was uploaded to PyPI on October 31, 2022, it had a vague header …
malicious malicious packages packages pypi researchers steganography
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