Every Python developer knows some or all of these libraries, because they’re stable, reliable, and excellent at what they do.

An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious ...

OpenAI is now turning its Daybreak initiative into a defensive cybersecurity program that combines Codex updates, the GPT-5.5-Cyber release and partner access for approved organizations. As OpenAI ...

Back in 2023, Chris Lattner, creator of LLVM, and his team at Modular unveiled a new language called Mojo. Its syntax resembled Python, but it compiled to machine-native code and offered memory-safety ...

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An investigation into what appeared at first glance to be a “standard” Python-based infostealer campaign took an interesting turn when it was discovered to culminate in the deployment of a ...

Python uses a stack to keep track of function calls. We’ve seen stacks before. They are LIFO (last-in, first-out) data structures. Let’s consider a single function call. Say we have this function: its ...

On June 11, 2025, the Python core team released Python 3.13.5, the fifth maintenance update to the 3.13 line. This release is not about flashy new language features, instead, it addresses some ...

AI-generated computer code is rife with references to non-existent third-party libraries, creating a golden opportunity for supply-chain attacks that poison legitimate programs with malicious packages ...

ESET researchers provide details on a previously undisclosed China-aligned APT group that we track as PlushDaemon and one of its cyberespionage operations: the supply-chain compromise in 2023 of VPN ...