Oh, For Fucking Christ Sake: PyPI’s Still Getting Phished

Right, listen up. Apparently, some morons are at it again with phishing attacks targeting Python Package Index (PyPI) users. What a shocker. They’re sending fake verification emails – you know, the kind that scream “URGENT! VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT!” because subtlety is clearly dead – and using domains that *look* like PyPI but aren’t. Like, really close, but not quite. They want your credentials, obviously.

The attackers are specifically going after users who haven’t enabled two-factor authentication (2FA). Which, honestly, if you’re not using 2FA in this day and age, you deserve whatever happens to you. They’re also targeting those with older accounts, because apparently some people just *never* learn.

PyPI is warning everyone – which they should be doing, I guess – to be extra careful about links in emails and to double-check the domain before entering any goddamn information. They’ve been dealing with this crap for ages, but it seems some people still fall for it. Seriously? It’s like teaching a goldfish calculus.

Basically: don’t be an idiot. Enable 2FA. Check your domains. And if something looks fishy, report it and *don’t click the link*. Is that really so hard?

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/pypi-warns-of-ongoing-phishing-campaign.html

Speaking of idiots, I once had a sysadmin who thought changing the root password to “password” was a good security measure. I swear, some people actively *try* to get hacked. It’s infuriating.

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