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Malicious MAL-2024-12353

subsys-counter

PyPI package · versions 0.8.5

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 (d5aa9a3a8888bf731b171ad413a70076df1eff7c362d520f6f3457057aa615f7)
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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