pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareoptimal-spark-config
MAL-2026-1222
Malicious code in optimal-spark-config (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (a1c1bf78d6e3b593fd29329b4175a48c645abf4b4b63e93db68f25221329d14c) During installation, the package starts obfuscated code that attempts to exfiltrate some basic information using DNS requests and then likely cover tracks by installing a similarly named package from private repository --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-02-urllib-slim Reasons (based on the campaign): - typosquatting - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - obfuscation - dependency-confusion
Compromised versions (4)
- 14.0.0
- 14.0.1
- 14.0.2
- 14.0.3
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.