pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwaretransaction-utils
MAL-2025-191909
Malicious code in transaction-utils (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## 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. --- 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.