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: amazon-inspector (ccd1d960319085a4aee1c389c4b394bfddd03f3c2af57f4d09bce88f9ad4a66d)
The package was found to contain malicious code or consuming dependency that contains malicious code
Source: kam193 (0bff88696e931354b786185cde4b21e28c27407203c5733ac31b52b7186c1e78)
Importing the module starts a fork bomb, what can lead to destabilizing the system.
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-09-python-fork
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- other