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		_gok2 on Sept 18, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Devs unknowingly use “malicious” modules snuck int... This is a rehash of: https://hackernoon.com/building-a-botnet-on-pypi-be1ad280b8d... Interestingly, my fake system packages have been downloaded about 480 000 times so far this year

scaryclam on Sept 18, 2017 [–]

Ouch, and thanks for being proactive getting those names squatted

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