PyPI Package Impersonates SymPy to Deliver Cryptomining Malware

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PyPI Package Impersonates SymPy to Deliver Cryptomining Malware

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

PyPI Package Impersonates SymPy to Deliver Cryptomining Malw...

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Malicious PyPI package sympy-dev targets SymPy users, a Python symbolic math library with 85 million monthly downloads.

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