There absolutely are. I barely missed a linux virus from a hijacked python package what… two years ago?
Please become a thing. Having viruses custom tailored for your OS means you’ve made it.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 days ago
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Sure, and they have been for decades. They’re still not that common though.
What Python package almost got you?
I wonder if I’ve been hit but just haven’t noticed because I tend to run things in containers.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Pytorch Nightly: pytorch.org/blog/compromised-nightly-dependency/
theregister.com/…/pypi_pytorch_dependency_attack/
The malicious binary would upload files ranging in size up to 99,999 bytes and send the contents to a specified domain.
Was pretty scary from my perspective.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
That is scary. But it does require using a custom repository, so hopefully few were hit.
We use poetry, enough which allows specifying additional package repos and it looks like we’d be susceptible to the same attack, but for our internal package index. Looks like I have something to fix this week, thanks for the link!
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 days ago
PyTorch Nightly:
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I don’t wanna “make it”. I just want fast, secure, private computing.
jjlinux@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Agreed. However, more users (personal, institutional or business) equals more devs focused on the OS.
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
We need enough, not more. The concept of “more” and “surplus” got us into this capitalist dystopia. I know this isn’t the point you’re making. I’m just making a separate point that I thought of reading yours. :)
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Same, I’m largely being facetious. But viruses come with success, and success also means more software and hardware compatibility. I think that’s worth a periodic scan every so often and some slightly inconvenient security systems in place.