When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted

A cybersecurity researcher, delving into the depths of a malicious Python package, suddenly finds themselves in the crosshairs of the very hacker they were tracking. What starts as a pursuit of understanding harmful code evolves into a strategic battle of wits, where every move could either outsmart the attacker or fall into their trap.

Introduction

Targeting the open-source space in the software industry is trending among threat actors, not only because it represents one of the largest attack surfaces, but …

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