JDownloader site hacked to replace installers with Python RAT malware

The website for the popular JDownloader download manager was compromised earlier this week to distribute malicious Windows ...
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Mistral AI and TanStack hit in supply chain attack with SLSA-attested malware

Attackers compromised the official Mistral AI Python package on PyPI along with hundreds of other widely-used developer ...
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Microsoft Flagged Mistral AI Hack in PyPI Malware Supply Attack

Microsoft flagged a Mistral AI hack as a supply-chain attack that hid malware in a fake AI library on PyPI. Here's what ...
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Introducing Chainguard Libraries for Python: Malware-Resistant Dependencies Built Entirely from Source

Today, more than half of the world's developers rely on Python, a programming language that has become the foundation of modern AI and machine learning applications. As the popularity of Python has ...

Top download manager JDownloader hacked — installers replaced with dangerous malware

Between May 6 and 7, it was dangerous to install JDownloader from alternative links on the site.
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PyPI Packages Deliver ZiChatBot Malware via Zulip APIs on Windows and Linux

ZiChatBot malware spread via 3 PyPI packages in July 2025 uses Zulip APIs as C2, enabling stealthy attacks across systems ...
Bleeping Computer

Python info-stealing malware uses Unicode to evade detection

A malicious Python package on PyPI uses Unicode as an obfuscation technique to evade detection while stealing and exfiltrating developers' account credentials and other sensitive data from compromised ...
eWeek

Python-Based Malware Infects European Companies

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...
TechRadar

This new Python malware is going after Windows machines

Cybersecurity researchers from Securonix have recently discovered a new Python-based malware that’s capable of stealing files and logging keystrokes from affected endpoints. Dubbed PY#RATION, the ...