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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

transaction-utils

MAL-2025-191909

Malicious code in transaction-utils (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (c1efc9cf33a18e7f3c4294c39aabadf136974e4e2ee56c874ba337ac609c6b77)
The only thing the package does is send out all the given data about a cryptocurrency transaction, including the private key, to a hardcoded webhook.

Feedback from PyPI Team: the package "transaction-utils" may also exploit a known pip behavior to overwrite files of an existing legitime package and replace it with malicious content.


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2025-02-transaction-utils


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - crypto-related


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage


 - A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.

Compromised versions (2)

  • 0.1.1
  • 0.1

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.