misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMalicious PyPI Package "automslc" Enables 104K+ Unauthorized Deezer Music Downloadsthehackernews.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down12
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkMalicious PyPI Package "automslc" Enables 104K+ Unauthorized Deezer Music Downloadsthehackernews.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareunautrenomlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoI assume the malicious part is that it phones home without permission, likely tracking users without their consent or informing them.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoThis whole article reads like its statistically generated: The package in question is automslc, which has been downloaded over 104,000 times Which is the number used in the headline, but the headline says that’s the number of tracks downloaded, not the number of times the library has.
I assume the malicious part is that it phones home without permission, likely tracking users without their consent or informing them.
This whole article reads like its statistically generated:
Which is the number used in the headline, but the headline says that’s the number of tracks downloaded, not the number of times the library has.