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> Malicious PyPI Package Impersonates SymPy, Deploys XMRig Miner on Linux Hosts

[SOURCE] The Hacker News [DATE: 22/01/2026 10:04] [LANGUAGE: EN]
Malicious PyPI Package Impersonates SymPy, Deploys XMRig Miner on Linux Hosts
A new malicious package discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI) has been found to impersonate a popular library for symbolic mathematics to deploy malicious payloads, including a cryptocurrency miner, on Linux hosts. The package, named sympy-dev, mimics SymPy, replicating the latter's project description verbatim in an attempt to deceive unsuspecting users into thinking that they are
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