PyPI was subpoenaed
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In March and April 2023, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) received three (3) subpoenas for PyPI user data. All three subpoenas were issued by the United States Department of Justice. The PSF was not provided with context on the legal circumstances surrounding these subpoenas. In total, user data related to five (5) PyPI usernames were requested.
I'm guessing some poor typosquatter managed to hit a government agency and is about to get alphabet soup all over him.
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In March and April 2023, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) received three (3) subpoenas for PyPI user data. All three subpoenas were issued by the United States Department of Justice. The PSF was not provided with context on the legal circumstances surrounding these subpoenas. In total, user data related to five (5) PyPI usernames were requested.
I'm guessing some poor typosquatter managed to hit a government agency and is about to get alphabet soup all over him.
Well... the question is, what is the real reason for it? At least I think the making it public and saying what they gave and where there is no data is a nice move by PSF.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Well... the question is, what is the real reason for it? At least I think the making it public and saying what they gave and where there is no data is a nice move by PSF.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Possibly related: [PyPI temporarily pauses new users, projects amid high volume of malware Pin](https://www.codeproject.com/Messages/5944590/PyPI-temporarily-pauses-new-users-projects-amid-hi) I think Sean's guess in the initial post is probably right except for the bad actors probably being in a country that won't extradite them to the US.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius
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In March and April 2023, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) received three (3) subpoenas for PyPI user data. All three subpoenas were issued by the United States Department of Justice. The PSF was not provided with context on the legal circumstances surrounding these subpoenas. In total, user data related to five (5) PyPI usernames were requested.
I'm guessing some poor typosquatter managed to hit a government agency and is about to get alphabet soup all over him.
i keep waiting for EU and American government investigations to probe Py's suspicious use of tabs for block delimiters.
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch