April 7, 2025 By Tushar Subhra Dutta
Cybersecurity experts have identified a new threat targeting cryptocurrency developers and users.
Two malicious Python packages have been discovered on the Python Package Index (PyPI) specifically designed to compromise systems using the popular bitcoinlib library.
These packages, identified as bitcoinlibdbfix and bitcoinlib-dev, masquerade as legitimate fixes for the cryptocurrency library while containing code designed to exfiltrate sensitive database files containing valuable crypto wallet information.
