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Latest Mini Shai-Hulud Worm Steals Credentials, Includes Wiper, Now Open SourceA new Shai-Hulud variant has infected multiple npm repositories and jumped to other widely used JavaScript and Python packages. Designed to rapidly propagate, the worm steals over 100 different types of credentials and can wipe systems, including if developers try to delete it.

JFrog uncovers multi-stage malware harvesting cloud secretsMulti-stage malware embedded in a Python package is stealing sensitive cloud infrastructure data, JFrog researchers said Monday. The package steals credentials, configuration files, API tokens and other data from corporate cloud environments. It targets developers using the Chimera sandbox platform.

Also: Python Library Update Steals Credentials; Drug Cartels Launder With TetherThis week's cryptohack roundup includes a U.S. federal judge striking down the SEC's expanded "Dealer Rule," a Python crypto library update stealing credentials, why digital payment apps are being excluded from some types of federal oversight, and drug cartels laundering profits via Tether.

Developers' Credentials Stolen via Typosquatted ‘Fabric’ LibraryA malicious Python package that mimics a popular SSH automation library has been live on PyPi since 2021 and delivers payloads that steal credentials and create backdoors. The package steals AWS access and secret keys, sending them to a remote server operated through a VPN in Paris

Mozilla Researcher Uses Non-Natural Language to Jailbreak GPT-4oAnyone can jailbreak GPT-4o's security guardrails with hexadecimal encoding and emojis. A Mozilla researcher demonstrated the jailbreaking technique, tricking OpenAI's latest model into generating python exploits and malicious SQL injection tools.

Backdoored Python Packages Likely Work of 'Gleaming Pisces,' Says Palo AltoA North Korean hacking group with a history of a stealing cryptocurrency is likely behind a raft of poisoned Python packages targeting developers working on the Linux and macOS operating systems in an apparent attempt at a supply chain attack.

North Korean Prediliction for Elaborate Social Engineering Attacks Strikes AgainLikely North Korean threat actors are using fake job interviews to trick software developers into downloading disguised Python backdoors as part of an ongoing espionage campaign. Pyongyang hackers have a history of constructing elaborate social engineering ruses.

Hackers Are Now Using Code Repositories as Malware VectorsPython code repository PyPI temporarily halted new user registration for a second time in three months following a surge in malware-ridden code mimicking legitimate software packages. PyPI is not the only code repository to recently be attacked by hackers.

The Python Library Flaw Allows Directory Traversal AttacksHackers who are possibly members of a criminal group affiliated with numerous ransomware-as-a-service operations are exploiting a directory traversal vulnerability in a Python library that allows unauthenticated remote attackers access to sensitive information from server files.