Malicious PyPI Package Exploited Deezer's API, Orchestrates a Distributed Piracy Operation

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By EditorDavidMar 2, 2025, 6:20 am198 ptsTrendingTop
A malicious PyPi package effectively turned its users' systems "into an illicit network for facilitating bulk music downloads," writes The Hacker News. Though the package has been removed from PyPI, researchers at security platform Socket.dev say it enabled "coordinated, unauthorized music downloads from Deezer…

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