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Malicious Python Packages on PyPI Downloaded 39,000+ Times, Steal Sensitive Data


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2025-04-05 10:02:32
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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered malicious libraries in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to steal sensitive information.
Two of the packages, bitcoinlibdbfix and bitcoinlib-dev, masquerade as fixes for recent issues detected in a legitimate Python module called bitcoinlib, according to ReversingLabs. A third package discovered by Socket, disgrasya, contained a



Source: TheHackerNews
Source Link: https://thehackernews.com/2025/04/malicious-python-packages-on-pypi.html


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