pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareapkeep
MAL-2026-3431
Malicious code in apkeep (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (d545ff7c3c178485cfb49d0028c4c808e67d0ee0fddcb4b7b195c943bb07d888) The package pretends to be a fork of a legitimate Rust library and uses the identity of the original authors. During usage, the obfuscated code targets information held by Kanji/Iru security tools and exfiltrates basic informations to typosquated domain. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-05-apkeep Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk. - obfuscation - impersonation - action-hidden-in-lib-usage
Compromised versions (2)
- 0.1.0
- 1.0.1
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.