This package, too, mimicked the name of a popular Python library, named "colorama." According to the PyPI Stats service, 54 users had downloaded the package a month before it was taken down.

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Python's repository is a frequent target, with researchers finding malicious packages in September 2017; June, July, and November 2021; and June of this year.