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Malicious PyPI Package Impersonates sympy-dev, Targeting Millions of Users


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2026-01-22 10:06:32
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A dangerous supply-chain attack targeting the Python Package Index (PyPI) that involves a malicious package named sympy-dev impersonating SymPy, one of the world’s most widely used symbolic mathematics libraries. The fraudulent package employs sophisticated typosquatting tactics and multi-stage execution to deliver cryptomining malware while avoiding detection. The malicious sympy-dev package directly copies SymPy’s official project […]


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