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8 Practical Uses for the Python os Module

os.path.join (folder, filename) ensures the path is correct for the system. On Windows, it uses backslashes (reports\summary.txt); on Linux and macOS it uses forward slashes (reports/summary.txt).
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Alert: Malicious PyPI Package soopsocks Infects 2,653 Systems Before Takedown

Malicious PyPI package soopsocks downloaded 2,653 times before takedown, exfiltrating Windows data to Discord.
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Phishing Campaign Evolves into PureRAT Deployment, Linked to Vietnamese Threat Actors

The attackers used process hollowing against RegAsm.exe, patched Windows defenses such as AMSI and ETW and unpacked further ...