Linux has numerous package managers. There are command-line and GUI tools for the task. Not all package managers are created equal. When I first started using Linux, the package manager was called ...

Hackers planted malicious code in open source software packages with more than 2 billion weekly updates in what is likely to be the world’s biggest supply-chain attack ever. “Sorry everyone, I should ...

In forecasting economic time series, statistical models often need to be complemented with a process to impose various constraints in a smooth manner. Systematically imposing constraints and retaining ...

Written in Rust, the PyApp utility wraps up Python programs into self-contained click-to-run executables. It might be the easiest Python packager yet. Every developer knows how hard it is to ...

Cybersecurity researchers have found harmful software in the official Python Package Index (PyPI) and npm package repositories, putting software supply chains at risk. The packages, called termncolor ...

“Chimera-sandbox-extensions” exploit highlights rising risks of open-source package abuse, prompting calls for stricter dependency controls and DGA malware detection. A malicious Python package posing ...

A new campaign exploiting machine learning (ML) models via the Python Package Index (PyPI) has been observed by cybersecurity researchers. ReversingLabs said threat actors are using the Pickle file ...

Code-generating large language models (LLMs) have introduced a new security issue into software development: Code package hallucinations. Package hallucinations occur when an LLM generates code that ...

A malicious PyPi package named 'automslc' has been downloaded over 100,000 times from the Python Package Index since 2019, abusing hard-coded credentials to pirate music from the Deezer streaming ...

Abstract: The rapid growth of open-source ecosystems such as PyPI has significantly increased the risk of malicious packages infiltrating and affecting the software supply chains. Attackers often ...