Legacy Python Bootstrap Scripts Create Domain-Takeover Risk in Multiple PyPI Packages

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered vulnerable code in legacy Python packages that could potentially pave the way for a supply chain compromise on the Python Package Index (PyPI) via a domain takeover attack.

https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/legacy-python-bootstrap-scripts-create.html

#python #bootstrap #pypi #itsecurity #py #domaintakeover #domain #takeover #coding #cybersecurity #supplychain #attack #packaging #itsec #infosec

Legacy Python Bootstrap Scripts Create Domain-Takeover Risk in Multiple PyPI Packages

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered vulnerable code in legacy Python packages that could potentially pave the way for a supply chain compromise on the Python Package Index (PyPI) via a domain takeover attack.

https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/legacy-python-bootstrap-scripts-create.html

#python #bootstrap #pypi #itsecurity #py #domaintakeover #domain #takeover #coding #cybersecurity #supplychain #attack #packaging #itsec #infosec