A new research published earlier this week by Fortinet Inc.’s FortiGuard Labs warns of two newly found malicious Python packages that indicate a major threat of credential theft, data exfiltration, and unauthorised system access.
The first flaw, Zebo-0.1.0, was discovered to exhibit sophisticated malware behaviour, including obfuscation tactics to hide its functionality and make it difficult for security tools to detect as malicious. The malware supports keylogging, screen capture, and the exfiltration of critical data to remote servers, posing a serious threat to user privacy and system integrity.
Zebo-0.1.0 makes use of libraries like pynput for keylogging and ImageGrab to take screenshots. This enables the malware to record every keystroke and regularly capture screenshots of the user’s desktop, possibly exposing passwords, bank information, and other sensitive data. The malware stores the data locally before sending it to a Firebase database via obfuscated HTTP calls, allowing attackers to retrieve the stolen information undetected.
The malware also has a persistence technique to ensure that it
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