Python scales host microstructures that block bacterial biofilms—revealing potential for antimicrobial materials

Materials inspired by nature, or biomimetic materials, are nothing new. Scientists have designed water-resistant materials ...

Popular LiteLLM PyPI package backdoored to steal credentials, auth tokens

The TeamPCP hacking group continues its supply-chain rampage, now compromising the massively popular "LiteLLM" Python package ...
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TeamPCP Pushes Malicious Telnyx Versions to PyPI, Hides Stealer in WAV Files

Malicious telnyx 4.87.1/4.87.2 on PyPI used audio steganography March 27, 2026, enabling cross-platform credential theft.
SecurityWeek

From Trivy to Broad OSS Compromise: TeamPCP Hits Docker Hub, VS Code, PyPI

After hacking Trivy, TeamPCP moved to compromise repositories across NPM, Docker Hub, VS Code, and PyPI, stealing over 300GB ...

Major Security Breach Of Critical AI Dependency Exposes Cloud Secrets

A cyber attack hit LiteLLM, an open-source library used in many AI systems, carrying malicious code that stole credentials ...
Microsoft

Guidance for detecting, investigating, and defending against the Trivy supply chain compromise

Threat actors abused trusted Trivy distribution channels to inject credential‑stealing malware into CI/CD pipelines worldwide ...
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