
Research
2025 Report: Destructive Malware in Open Source Packages
Destructive malware is rising across open source registries, using delays and kill switches to wipe code, break builds, and disrupt CI/CD.
private-captcha
Advanced tools
Official Python client for Private Captcha API
Please check the official documentation for the in-depth and up-to-date information.
private-captcha package
pip install private-captcha
Client class and call verify() method to verify the solution
from private_captcha import Client
# Initialize the client with your API key
client = Client(api_key="your-api-key-here")
# Verify a captcha solution
try:
result = client.verify(solution="user-solution-from-frontend")
if result.ok():
print("Captcha verified successfully!")
else:
print(f"Verification failed: {result}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
client.verify_request() helperThis project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
For issues with this Python client, please open an issue on GitHub. For Private Captcha service questions, visit privatecaptcha.com.
FAQs
Python client library for Private Captcha API
We found that private-captcha demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Did you know?

Socket for GitHub automatically highlights issues in each pull request and monitors the health of all your open source dependencies. Discover the contents of your packages and block harmful activity before you install or update your dependencies.

Research
Destructive malware is rising across open source registries, using delays and kill switches to wipe code, break builds, and disrupt CI/CD.

Security News
Socket CTO Ahmad Nassri shares practical AI coding techniques, tools, and team workflows, plus what still feels noisy and why shipping remains human-led.

Research
/Security News
A five-month operation turned 27 npm packages into durable hosting for browser-run lures that mimic document-sharing portals and Microsoft sign-in, targeting 25 organizations across manufacturing, industrial automation, plastics, and healthcare for credential theft.