InfoWorld

Compiling exploit code: a network-security must

There are times when network security defenders need to compile exploit code. It is not unusual for more than a dozen new exploits against Windows and Linux machines to be released each day, and ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers exploit Aiohttp bug to find vulnerable networks

The ransomware actor 'ShadowSyndicate' was observed scanning for servers vulnerable to CVE-2024-23334, a directory traversal vulnerability in the aiohttp Python library. Aiohttp is an open-source ...
Threat Post

FreakOut Botnet Turns DVRs Into Monero Cryptominers

The new Necro Python exploit targets Visual Tool DVRs used in surveillance systems. Threat group FreakOut’s Necro botnet has developed a new trick: infecting Visual Tools DVRs with a Monero miner.
InfoWorld

Air-gapped Python: Setting up Python without a net(work)

Installing Python and related applications on a system without a network connection isn’t easy, but you can do it. Here’s how. The vast majority of modern software development revolves around one big ...