By skyforbes 
Imagine you’re a developer hunting for a handy Discord debugging tool on PyPI, only to accidentally invite a digital spy into your system. That’s exactly what happened with discordpydebug, a malicious Python package that racked up 11,574 downloads before being yanked from the Python Package Index (PyPI) in May 2025. 😱 Masquerading as a legitimate Discord utility, this package was secretly packing a remote access trojan (RAT), giving hackers free rein to snoop, steal, and wreak havoc. Let’s dive into the technical trickery behind this sneaky campaign, explore how it flew under the radar, and arm you with tips to avoid becoming the next victim. 🚨
What’s the Deal with discordpydebug? 🤔
On March 21, 2022, a package named discordpydebug appeared on PyPI, posing as a debugging tool for Discord’s Python API. It wasn’t until May 2025 that researchers at Socket and ANY.RUN blew the whistle, revealing it as a trojan horse loaded with a RAT. With 11,574 downloads over three years, this package infected countless systems, letting attackers read files, run commands, and bypass firewalls. 😈 The package was finally removed, but its long undetected run shows how crafty supply chain attacks can be.
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