pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareweb3author
MAL-2025-4269
Malicious code in web3author (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (d5eac126109d648cac7a74217f0bc4b9e9bd0d07dc400924bf346f90b4b7ad9d) Package contains just a function to send out data. It (or a package sharing the same IoCs) is used in a malicious GitHub project to exfiltrate crypto currency private keys, e.g. https://github.com/taikoyaki/MegaEth-Auto-Bot/blob/772b4591daaa0b200d1bd1fd3be3d48b8433f084/cap/cap.py#L49 --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-04-alchemyrpcs Reasons (based on the campaign): - crypto-related - The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package - exfiltration-crypto
Compromised versions (1)
- 1.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.