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Schneier on Security
threat-intel
April 08, 2026 at 10:25 UTC
Python Supply-Chain Compromise
By Bruce Schneier
AI Summary
A malicious supply chain compromise affected Python Package Index package litellm version 1.82.8, which contained a malicious .pth file that executes automatically on every Python interpreter startup. The attack demonstrates how package managers can be weaponized to achieve persistent code execution without requiring explicit imports.
Relevance score: 84.0/100
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