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

🗓️ 22 Jan 2026 10:04:00Reported by The Hacker NewsType 
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Malicious PyPI package sympy-dev impersonates SymPy to download and run XMRig miner on Linux.

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24 Jan 2026 08:06Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
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