Here's something that contributes to typosquatting: the lack of responsiveness by package management organizations to claims on orphaned or unmaintainable packages.
People who upload packages often leave organizations, who are then stuck with a package they can't update because the password went with the person, and the email reset link points to a now-defunct email address.
Petitioning the package management team is sometimes fruitless, forcing a needless new instance of typosquatting.
People who upload packages often leave organizations, who are then stuck with a package they can't update because the password went with the person, and the email reset link points to a now-defunct email address.
Petitioning the package management team is sometimes fruitless, forcing a needless new instance of typosquatting.