Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerade as spellcheckers but contain functionality to deliver a remote access ...

Two PyPI packages hid a Base64 downloader in a compressed Basque dictionary, delivering a Python RAT to ~1,000 users via updatenet.work (RouterHosting/Cloudzy). The ...

WASHINGTON — D.C. councilmembers are introducing new legislation aimed at addressing the city’s growing rat problem, as residents across multiple neighborhoods report frequent and worsening ...

Bats carry lots of viruses – including variants of the coronavirus that sparked the pandemic. But since bats don't often attack humans, the question is: What's the risk of these viruses being passed ...

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Everest group takes credit for Collins Aerospace hack, Maryland launches VDP, gamers targeted with red teaming tool and RAT.

The trend for extinct or thought-to-be-lost creatures might be to revive them, but it’s undeniably cooler to actually prove that they still exist. And the rediscovered giant woolly rat is a creature ...

A great mystery may have been solved this week. The Chicago rat hole, a rodent-shaped imprint in the sidewalk in the Roscoe Village neighborhood dazzled social media back in January of 2024. Imagine a ...

Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago’s so-called “rat hole,” one of the Windy City’s weirdest local landmarks. Hold on. The rat hole wasn’t what you think. It wasn’t some back ...

“I am your Rat Queen,” declares Riley Pinkerton, vocalist with Castle Rat. Standing on stage decked out in chainmail and battling a sinister figure in black robes, wielding a wicked-looking scythe, ...

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 ...