Python's Unicode support can be easily abused to hide malicious string matches, making code appear innocuous while still performing malicious behavior. In this case, the stealing of sensitive data ...

In the realm of data engineering, understanding the encoding standards such as ASCII and Unicode is paramount. Python, a language widely used for data manipulation, supports both these encoding ...

A malicious Python package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository has been found to use Unicode as a trick to evade detection and deploy an info-stealing malware. The package in question, named ...

However, should the abuse of Unicode for hiding malicious Python code become a trend, it might become cause for concern. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro ...

This is a Python implementation of the Unicode Collation Algorithm (UCA). It passes 100% of the UCA conformance tests for Unicode 5.2.0 (Python 2.7), Unicode 6.3.0 (Python 3.3+), Unicode 8.0.0 (Python ...