11 Malicious PyPI Python Libraries Caught Stealing Discord Tokens and Installing Shells
Nov 19, 2021
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered as many as 11 malicious Python packages that have been cumulatively downloaded more than 41,000 times from the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository, and could be exploited to steal Discord access tokens, passwords, and even stage dependency confusion attacks. The Python packages have since been removed from the repository following responsible disclosure by DevOps firm JFrog — importantpackage / important-package pptest ipboards owlmoon DiscordSafety trrfab 10Cent10 / 10Cent11 yandex-yt yiffparty Two of the packages ("importantpackage," "10Cent10," and their variants) were found obtaining a reverse shell on a compromised machine, giving the attacker full control over the system. Two other packages "ipboards" and "trrfab" masqueraded as legitimate dependencies designed to be automatically imported by taking advantage of a technique called dependency confusion or namespace confusion. Unli...
