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PyPI Package Disguised as Instagram Growth Tool Harvests User Credentials
A deceptive PyPI package posing as an Instagram growth tool collects user credentials and sends them to third-party bot services.
github.com/vancanhuit/url-shortener-api
Install the following tools:
Running test: go test -v -cover ./...
Running API locally:
$ docker compose up -d --build
# NOTE: The generated alias will be different in every run
$ curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
http://localhost:9000/api/shorten -d '{"url": "https://reddit.com"}'
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:54:54 GMT
Content-Length: 69
{"data":{"original_url":"https://reddit.com","alias":"sPQAW_f7HdB"}}
$ curl -i http://localhost:9000/sPQAW_f7HdB
HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Location: https://reddit.com
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:55:19 GMT
Content-Length: 41
<a href="https://reddit.com">Found</a>.
$ curl -i -X DELETE http://localhost:9000/sPQAW_f7HdB
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:55:49 GMT
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