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Malicious PyPI packages drop ransomware, fileless malware
2022-08-12 07:00

In this Help Net Security video, Ax Sharma, Senior Security Researcher at Sonatype, discusses newly found PyPI packages that pack ransomware, and another package that appears to be safe but silently drops fileless malware to mine cryptocurrency (Monero) on the infected system – all while evading detection. The post Malicious PyPI packages drop ransomware, fileless malware appeared first on Help Net Security.


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