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cpucheck

MAL-2026-1279

Malicious code in cpucheck (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (5c9d20d009145b270e9b9f2bb73540bb7484845f0cbe9c73f4cf20cc28f776c9)
Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet.


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


Campaign: 2026-03-pyutils-helper


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - cryptominer

Compromised versions (3)

  • 1.0.0
  • 1.1.0
  • 1.2.0

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