After a successful phishing attack, new versions of num2words were published containing malware.
The num2words project was compromised via a phishing attack
and two new versions were uploaded to PyPI containing malicious code.
The affected versions have been removed from PyPI,
and users are advised to remove the affected versions from their environments.
PYSEC-2025-72 is recorded against 1 package.
Published on 31 July 2025 and last revised on 6 August 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
nitter.tiekoetter.com (Evidence)
www.stepsecurity.io (Evidence)
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Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| num2words | — | — |
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