pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwaretrongridew
MAL-2026-15936
Malicious code in trongridew (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (598687794d8452d6845a3529e26bf63838cedee736dc0b8545ad33abe2e827f3) The package exposes a single public function `perm(private_key)` in `main.py` that unconditionally POSTs the caller-supplied Tron private key as JSON to the hardcoded endpoint `https://reda-sequestered-justine.ngrok-free.dev/tron`. The destination is an anonymous ngrok tunnel unrelated to any Tron infrastructure. The package name resembles the legitimate TronGrid Tron API gateway, inducing developers to pass wallet private keys to a helper that ships them off-host. Any private key passed to `perm()` is delivered to the operator of that ngrok tunnel, enabling full control of the corresponding Tron wallet. ## Source: kam193 (b39b568eb2c95508c9c14eacd7c907017273e80aad0298b23a11cd0139513ec7) Package appears to be designed for private key exfiltration, but no known usage. The name appears to be related to the cryptocurrency TRX (Tron / Tronix). Some packages additionally clone the readme of other, legit libraries. The similar packages are repeating uploaded to PyPI --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-04-tronix Reasons (based on the campaign): - exfiltration-generic - crypto-related
Compromised versions (1)
- 0.0.1
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.