"Beware: 3 Malicious PyPI Packages Found Targeting Linux with Crypto Miners"

Three new malicious packages that can deploy a cryptocurrency miner on Linux devices have been discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI) open-source repository. The three malicious packages, named "modularseven," "driftme," and "catme," were downloaded a total of 431 times in the past month before being removed. According to Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Gabby Xiong, the packages deploy a CoinMiner executable on Linux devices. The campaign appears to overlap with a previous campaign that used a package called "culturestreak" to launch a cryptocurrency miner. This article continues to discuss findings regarding the three new malicious packages.

THN reports "Beware: 3 Malicious PyPI Packages Found Targeting Linux with Crypto Miners"

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