Alert: Malicious PyPI Package soopsocks Infects 2,653 Systems Before Takedown The Hacker [email protected] (The Hacker News)

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that claims to offer the ability to create a SOCKS5 proxy service, while also providing a stealthy backdoor-like functionality to drop additional payloads on Windows systems.
The deceptive package, named soopsocks, attracted a total of 2,653 downloads before it was taken down. It was first Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that claims to offer the ability to create a SOCKS5 proxy service, while also providing a stealthy backdoor-like functionality to drop additional payloads on Windows systems.
The deceptive package, named soopsocks, attracted a total of 2,653 downloads before it was taken down. It was first 

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