PyPI paused as automated attack overwhelms admins - ReversingLabs

Python team needs a rest:

:@PyPI under attack from bots at weekend. Bad actors submitting malicious packages with names similar to established deps.

Yet another scary illustration of fragile #SoftwareSupplyChain​s. In this week’s #SSBlogwatch we look deeper.

For @ReversingLabs: https://t.co/ahUzInOJjM

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) May 23, 2023