pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareplatforms
MAL-2026-901
Malicious code in platforms (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (152f27ebcd7a8c662ffcbfe69086e0a50e71f73993bc7d97ce3bb67896c8a4dc) During importing, the code automatically starts a Telegram bot designed to download and save files locally upon a specific message in the channel. While this seems to have limited harm, this behavior is not disclosed and involved packages have typosquatting-like names. The core code is in the "platforms" package --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-02-old-platforms Reasons (based on the campaign): - other - typosquatting - The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package
Compromised versions (7)
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 2.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 6.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.