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Malicious MAL-2026-1281

pyutils-helper

PyPI package · versions 1.2.3, 1.2.4

Reported Mar 8, 2026 · Updated Mar 8, 2026

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 (8b1055c03077c874d21f69aa9403cebd070e2b7398e27b44310c977219bc0e7a)
Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet.

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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-03-pyutils-helper

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- cryptominer