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Novel PyPI Malware Uses Compiled Python Bytecode to Evade Detection

In a new twist on software supply chain attacks, researchers have discovered a Python package hiding malware inside of compiled code, allowing it to evade ordinary detection measures. On April 17, ...
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Three Ways to Speed Up Python Code With Numba: A Practical Guide

Overview: Numba is a just-in-time (JIT) compiler that turns Python functions into fast machine code. In one tested example, a ...
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Attackers use Python compiled bytecode to evade detection

Newly discovered campaign takes advantage of the fact that most vulnerability scanning tools don't read compiled open-source software. Attackers who are targeting open-source package repositories like ...
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Malicious PyPI Packages Use Compiled Python Code to Bypass Detection

Security researchers at ReversingLabs have discovered a novel attack that used compiled Python code to evade detection. According to ReversingLabs reverse engineer Karlo Zanki, this could be the first ...