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

  • Multiple open source software packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository were found to be malicious, likely compromising thousands of devices.
  • Two malicious PyPI packages named 'bitcoinlibdbfix' and 'bitcoinlib-dev' were discovered, targeting bitcoin developers and claiming to be a fix for the 'bitcoinlib' module.
  • Another malicious package discovered, named 'disgrasya', specifically targets WooCommerce stores and functions as an automated carding script.
  • All three malicious packages have been removed from the PyPI repository.

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