In Photos: Scientists snag Everglades python eggs for invasive species research

But inside was one of the most notorious invasive species in the ecosystem: a Burmese python. “This is where the nest is,” ...
The Hacker News

New ChocoPoC RAT Targets Vulnerability Researchers via Fake PoC Exploit Repos

Attackers are hiding a data-stealing trojan inside fake exploit code aimed at the people who hunt bugs for a living. The malware, called ChocoPoC, travels in Python proof-of-concept (PoC) repositories ...
Bleeping Computer

ChocoPoc malware delivered via trojanized exploits on GitHub

Multiple weaponized proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits on GitHub delivered a Python-based remote access trojan (RAT) called ChocoPoC that can execute commands and steal sensitive data. However, ChocoPoC ...

How I stopped a massive WordPress spam attack with 4,700 lines of code in two days - thanks to Codex and Claude

Spam accounts overwhelmed my database. Claude found the weaknesses, Codex wrote the fixes, and I deployed a new defense.
OSTechNix

Linux Kernel 7.2 Hits 43 Million Lines: Verified with 4 Code Counters

Is Linux Kernel 7.2 really 43 million lines? We verified the count with wc, cloc, tokei, and scc tools and explain why the ...
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and ...
GitHub

A collection of simple python mini projects to enhance your Python skills.

Select an issue and ask to be assigned to it. Check existing scripts in the projects directory. Star this repository. On the python-mini-projects repo page, click the Fork button. Clone your forked ...
GitHub

Python tools for Visual Studio

Prior to Visual Studio 2017, Python support was released as a standalone extension. We are no longer actively developing these versions, but if you are unable to upgrade to Visual Studio 2017 yet, you ...