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PyPI temporarily stops new user registration due to malware attacks

PyPI temporarily stops new user registration due to malware attacks

Python Package Index (PyPI), the world’s largest Python package repository, has stopped registering new accounts and projects again. Cybersecurity experts from Checkmarx and Check Point have detected a large-scale attack in which attackers attempted to upload hundreds of malicious packages to the platform. This tactic, known as “typosquatting,” involves the substitution of malicious versions of […]