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 (c202b40df14e5a6ba231853aefc190984e981a5f22ef90d3d2e3da641643e8dd)
During importing, the code attempts to decrypt data embeded in READMEs. The decrypted code is then used to download further remote scripts
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2023-11-decrypt-from-readme
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- obfuscation
- Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
- crypto-related