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Claude Package Scam: How a Fake SDK Stole Real API Keys

A fake Claude package on PyPI, named to closely resemble Anthropic's official SDK, was discovered to be a key stealer that exfiltrated real API keys from developers who installed it. The malicious package was not a typo squat but a deliberate attempt to deceive users into compromising their credentials.

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Claude Package Scam: How a Fake SDK Stole Real API Keys
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Claudepackage on PyPI wasn't a typo squat — it was a tiny little key stealer.The story: someone named a package so close to the official Anthropic SDK that a lot of people probably didn't think twice before installing it. Once it landed, it

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Almost grabbed it last week too. Only caught it because the repo link looked slightly off.

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