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Malicious PyPI Package Masquerades as Chimera Module to Steal AWS, CI/CD, and macOS Data

Malicious PyPI Package Masquerades as Chimera Module to Steal AWS, CI/CD, and macOS Data

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository named chimera-sandbox-extensions, that steals sensitive developer-related information such as credentials, and configuration data. The package was downloaded 143 times, mainly targeting users of Chimera Sandbox, a service released by tech company Grab. It connects to an external domain to download and execute a payload, siphons a wide range of data, and sends it back to the domain to assess whether further exploitation is warranted.

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