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Sead Fadilpašić

Malicious Python packages are stealing vital data, and have been downloaded thousands of times already

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  • Researchers found three malicious PyPI packages, two targeting bitcoin developers, and one WooCommerce stores
  • Two are designed to steal data, and the third to test for valid credit cards
  • All three have since been removed from the repository
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