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Malicious MAL-2023-2911

esqgrandhttpreplace

PyPI package · all versions

Reported Feb 27, 2023 · Updated Aug 24, 2023

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

Details

Source: checkmarx (42a610a43aa7326b0be22ead65b1a49dce7978f2bd5536242be9583aa5bc69bb)
EsqueleSquad group published nearly 6000 malicious PyPi and NPM packages, executing spyware and information-stealing malware

Indicators of compromise

Shown defanged and not clickable. Search any indicator to find other packages using it.

URLs

  • hxxps://dl[.]dropbox[.]com/s/tpykidpdjz99202/esquele[.]exe other packages →
  • hxxps://cdn[.]discordapp[.]com/attachments/1090710876639744062/1102575056925761587/bypass2[.]ps1 other packages →