Malware Flood Causes PyPI to Temporarily Halt New Accounts

Hackers Are Now Using Code Repositories as Malware Vectors
Python code repository PyPI temporarily halted new user registration for a second time in three months following a surge in malware-ridden code mimicking legitimate software packages. PyPI is not the only code repository to recently be attacked by hackers.

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