Multiple weaponized proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits on GitHub delivered a Python-based remote access trojan (RAT) called ChocoPoC that can execute commands and steal sensitive data. However, ChocoPoC ...

A campaign active since last November has been targeting Python developers building Telegram bots with trojanized Pyrogram ...

A tiny Python script triggered a major Linux failure in a way that few users would expect. The incident shows how even small pieces of code can expose deep problems inside complex systems. For ...

IT researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that attackers can exploit to gain root privileges. The discoverers have named the vulnerability “Copy Fail.” Virtually all Linux ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root. The high-severity vulnerability tracked as ...

Source Extractor (Bertin & Arnouts 1996) is a widely used command-line program for segmentation and analysis of astronomical images. It reads in FITS format files, performs a configurable series of ...

A byte is an ordered sequence of eight bits. The byte is the smallest addressable unit of memory in most architectures. Even if only a single bit is required, the memory system allocates at least one ...

Fake Alibaba Labs AI SDKs hosted on PyPI included PyTorch models with infostealer code inside. With support for detecting malicious code inside ML models lacking, expect the technique to spread.