Two Zero-day Supply Chain Attacks Found in the Python Package Index

Threat Level – Red | Vulnerability Report
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A zero-day supply chain attack called “aioconsol” was discovered on December 9, 2022 in a Python package published on the Python Package Index (PyPI) on December 6, 2022. All three versions of the package were published on the same day and contain malicious code that writes a binary file called “test.exe” and executes it as part of the installation process.

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