Deceptive Stack Overflow Account Spreads Malware Disguised as Python Package

An attack campaign targeting cryptocurrency users has come to light. Cybercriminals cleverly combined two trusted platforms, the Python Package Index (PyPI) and Stack Overflow, to lure unsuspecting developers into downloading malware. The scheme centered around a malicious Python package called “pytoileur” uploaded to PyPI.

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