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 (c3a651b0cc8ca7cc4fcae91ff3160af205a97d0aacacd8e88d76c04ce013bd02)
During importing the module, package sends a beacon notification to the owner. The package has no other differences from the original legitimate "pypdf".
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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: 2026-04-pypdf-fork
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- clones-real-package