Cybersecurity researchers have found two malware packages, named zebo and cometlogger, surreptitiously added to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository. Both packages, designed for data exfiltration and surveillance, were downloaded multiple times, especially from Russia, China, the U.S., and India, before being removed. Zebo uses obfuscation techniques, like hex-encoded strings, while cometlogger steals an extensive range of information from applications.
New data privacy trends drive growth of large cyber claims
Allianz Commercial’s annual cyber risk outlook warns that cyber claims continue to rise, largely due to an increase in data and privacy breach incidents. The
