Python Devs Getting Phished. You’ve Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me.

Right, listen up, you lot. Apparently, some script kiddies – and I use that term *loosely* – are phishing Python developers by setting up a fake PyPI (Python Package Index) site. A fake one. Like the real one wasn’t enough of a headache already? They’re sending emails trying to get you to log in, steal your credentials, and then… well, install malicious packages, obviously. What else would they do?

They’ve been at it for a while now, mimicking PyPI’s login page with some pathetic attempts at looking legit. The article says they’re using typosquatting domains – basically, slightly misspelled URLs hoping you can’t be bothered to check properly. Honestly, if you fall for that, maybe stick to Excel macros.

They managed to compromise a few accounts already and uploaded some nasty backdoors. The good news? It *seems* like they’ve been caught (for now). But don’t expect this to be the last of it. These clowns will just pop up again with a different URL and slightly better grammar. Seriously, use MFA. And pay attention! Is that really pypi.org? Or is some idiot trying to own your system?

The whole thing is just… infuriatingly predictable. You build something useful, people try to ruin it. It’s the internet. What did you expect, a parade?

Source: BleepingComputer

Related Anecdote (Because I Feel Like Complaining)

I once had to debug a system where someone installed a “helpful” package that turned out to be a keylogger. A keylogger! They thought it was a logging library. Logging, you understand? The level of incompetence… It still keeps me up at night. And yes, I yelled at them. Loudly.

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