Figure 5. In some packages, only lightly obfuscated code is present The next stages are Python packages, scripts, or binary files downloaded from either Dropbox or transfer.sh. Figure 6.

Short for the Python Package Index ... that was flooding the site with millions of packages containing obfuscated code that stole passwords and cryptocurrencies from developer devices.

Researchers have discovered over two dozen Python packages on the PyPI registry that are pushing info-stealing malware. Most of these contain obfuscated code that drops "W4SP" info-stealer on ...

"But, whomever this author copied this obfuscated code from is clever enough to know how to use the internals of the Python interpreter to generate a novel kind of obfuscated code, a kind that is ...

A malicious Python Package Index (PyPI ... traditional security checks by publishing authentic-looking updates to an initially benign tool. Obfuscated code within the utils/sync.py file revealed a ...

However, should the abuse of Unicode for hiding malicious Python code become a trend, it might become cause for concern. "But, whomever this author copied this obfuscated code from is clever ...

The first new rule that Google announced today is in regards to code readability. According to Google, starting today, the Chrome Web Store will no longer allow extensions with obfuscated code.