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Re:Python typosquatting is about more than typos by TylerE on Friday October 02, 2020 @04:57PM (#24666957)
Or for that matter what happens if the original author loses control of the domain?
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Re:Python typosquatting is about more than typos by earthboundkid on Friday October 02, 2020 @11:32PM (#24669294)
If you lose the domain, the old packages can’t be changed because they have a hash. New, evil packages are a problem, but that can also happen now if someone steals your password or does an email reset of your account.
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