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Using Trusted Protocols Against You: Gmail as a C2 Mechanism...
Using Trusted Protocols Against You: Gmail as a C2 Mechanism...
Socket’s Threat Research Team uncovered malicious Python packages designed to create a tunnel via Gmail. The threat actor’s email is the only potential clue as to their motivation, but once the tunnel is created, the threat actor can exfiltrate data or execute commands that we may not know about through these packages. These seven packages: Coffin-Codes-Pro Coffin-Codes-NET2 Coffin-Codes-NET Coffin-Codes-2022 Coffin2022 Coffin-Grave cfc-bsb use Gmail, making these attempts less likely to be flagged by firewalls and endpoint detection systems since SMTP is commonly treated as legitimate traffic. These packages have since been removed from the Python Package Index (PyPI).
#socket.dev#EN#2025#supply-chain-attack#PyPI#Python#packages#malicious#Gmail#tunnel
·socket.dev·
Using Trusted Protocols Against You: Gmail as a C2 Mechanism...
Python Crypto Library Updated to Steal Private Keys
Python Crypto Library Updated to Steal Private Keys
Yesterday, Phylum's automated risk detection platform discovered that the PyPI package aiocpa was updated to include malicious code that steals private keys by exfiltrating them through Telegram when users initialize the crypto library. While the attacker published this malicious update to PyPI, they deliberately kept the package's GitHub repository clean
#phylum#EN#2024#Python#Crypto#Library#PyPI#malicious#code#aiocpa#Supply-chain-attack
·blog.phylum.io·
Python Crypto Library Updated to Steal Private Keys
Python obfuscation traps
Python obfuscation traps
In the realm of software development, open-source tools and packages play a pivotal role in simplifying tasks and accelerating development processes. Yet, as the community grows, so does the number of bad actors looking to exploit it. A recent example involves developers being targeted by seemingly legitimate Python obfuscation packages that harbor malicious code.
#checkmarx#EN#2023#Python#obfuscation#Supply-chain-attack
·checkmarx.com·
Python obfuscation traps
The evolutionary tale of a persistent Python threat 
The evolutionary tale of a persistent Python threat 
Since early April 2023, an attacker has been relentlessly deploying hundreds of malicious packages through various usernames, accumulating nearly 75,000 downloads. Our team at Checkmarx’s Supply Chain Security has been on this malicious actor’s trail since early April, documenting each step of its evolution. We have been actively observing an attacker who seems to be evermore refining their craft. 
#checkmarx#EN#2023#Supply-chain-attack#malicious#packages#Python
·checkmarx.com·
The evolutionary tale of a persistent Python threat