pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarekotoraka
MAL-2026-13683
Malicious code in kotoraka (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (e0b7d2fa2d2e401d5ca6c2cc4bb07964a955afa5e532e3947fdcfd6395570dd6) On import, kotoraka decodes base64-obfuscated filesystem paths pointing at the user's Monero wallet directory (Windows: C:\Users\<user>\Documents\Monero; Linux: /home/<user>/Monero), terminates any running `feather` or `monero` processes to release file locks, archives the wallet directory into a zip, and uploads it to the Telegram Bot API (api.telegram.org sendDocument) using a hardcoded bot token and chat_id (-5357046713). The Telegram bot token and target paths are stored as base64 literals decoded at runtime. The declared purpose of the package (an HTTP speed-up library) is unrelated to the actual behavior. The exfiltration fires as a top-level side effect of `import kotoraka`, with no user interaction. ## Source: kam193 (e9ba78f7ee9a259fc6e518295fe3d0217c83808bbdf0fff2107883cb3cf50b3c) During import, the package exfiltrates cryptocurrency wallet files. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-08-kotanku Reasons (based on the campaign): - exfiltration-crypto - uses-telegram-bot
Compromised versions (1)
- 0.1.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.