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

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> Published: 2026-08-03 02:42:17+00:00

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

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[Claude](/en/tags/claude/)package 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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