Microsoft

New Clickfix variant ‘CrashFix’ deploying Python Remote Access Trojan

CrashFix crashes browsers to coerce users into executing commands that deploy a Python RAT, abusing finger.exe and portable Python to evade detection and persist on high‑value systems.
Bleeping Computer

Java and Python Contain Security Flaws That Allow Attackers to Bypass Firewalls

Both Java and Python contain similar security flaws that allow an attacker to bypass firewalls by injecting malicious commands inside FTP URLs. The problems arise from the way Java and Python (through ...
Dark Reading

Continued Use of Python 2 Will Heighten Security Risks

Nearly five months after the Python Software Foundation finally ended support for the Python 2 programming language, many developers are continuing to use it, heightening security risks for their ...
CSOonline

Python administrator moves to improve software security

The administrators of the Python Package Index (PyPI) have begun an effort to improve the hundreds of thousands of software packages that are listed. The attempt, which began earlier last year, is to ...
CIOL

Anthropic Backs Python Security With $1.5 Million PSF Partnership

Anthropic has committed $1.5 million to the Python Software Foundation (PSF) under a two-year partnership aimed at strengthening security across Python’s core infrastructure and package ecosystem. The ...