Malicious Python Packages on PyPI Downloaded 39,000+ Times, Steal Sensitive Data
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered malicious libraries in the
Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to steal
sensitive information and test stolen credit card data. 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
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