It's a little snippet of Python code – 6KB – that strikes fast and nasty, taking less than three hours to complete from initial breach to encryption.

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The scripts here are all tiny, with a narrow focus on a useful task. You can use them not only for day-to-day activities, but also to build upon and extend for additional functionality.

Researchers at software supply chain management firm Sonatype have identified many malicious Python packages with ransomware scripts. In a blog post detailing their findings, Sonatype researcher ...