Malicious PyPI package dictmerge-lite steals credentials and wallets

published 2026-10-26

dictmerge-lite 1.0.0 poses as a dictionary merge helper but is a credential and crypto-wallet stealer. Importing it runs the payload, and building from its source distribution can trigger it too.

Source: OSV

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