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Spammers flood PyPI with pirated movie links and bogus packages

The official Python software package repository, PyPI, is getting flooded with spam packages, as seen by BleepingComputer. These packages are named after different movies in a style that is commonly associated with torrents and "warez" sites hosting pirated content. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spammers-flood-pypi-with-pirated-movie-links-and-bogus-packages/
Comcast now blocks BGP hijacking attacks and route leaks with RPKI

Comcast, one of America's largest broadband providers, has now deployed RPKI on its network to defend against BGP route hijacks and leaks. Left unchecked, a BGP route hijack or leak can cause a drastic surge in internet traffic that now gets misdirected or stuck, leading to global congestion and a Denial of Service (DoS). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/comcast-now-blocks-bgp-hijacking-attacks-and-route-leaks-with-rpki/