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Developers who published projects on PyPI with their email in package metadata are being targeted They are asked to "verify" ...
Malicious PyPI packages, repo hijacks, and CVEs in Python containers put devs at risk. Learn how to stay secure.
The Python Software Foundation warned users this week that threat actors are trying to steal their credentials in phishing ...
Furthermore, this package doesn’t even try to hide its true intentions, and instead is “openly malicious”. Despite being obvious malware, it still managed to rake in 37,217 downloads.
A malicious package named 'pycord-self' on the Python package index (PyPI) targets Discord developers to steal authentication tokens and plant a backdoor for remote control over the system.
Python's repository is a frequent target, with researchers finding malicious packages in September 2017; June, July, and November 2021; and June of this year.