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Package manager repository malware detection. [Research Saturday]

Aug 3, 2019 · 13 min · Season 3 · Episode 96
0:00-13:56

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Researchers at Reversing Labs have been tracking malware hidden in software package manager repositories, and it's use as a supply chain attack vector. Robert Perica is a principal engineer at Reversing Labs, and he joins us to share their findings. 

The research can be found here:

https://blog.reversinglabs.com/blog/suppy-chain-malware-detecting-malware-in-package-manager-repositories