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Malicious MAL-2024-12223

byterec-models

PyPI package · versions 1.5.3

Reported Aug 22, 2024 · Updated Dec 12, 2025

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: kam193 (a743bef3c7e21e3a83027eb77a9868e7b659f295c96c82ac735bc135b353e597)
Collects basic information about the system, most probably a pentest or bug bounty.

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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2024-08-byted-22.ax

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.

Indicators of compromise

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

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