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Malicious MAL-2026-3216

httpx-utils

PyPI package · versions 1.0.2

Reported May 1, 2026 · Updated May 1, 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 (5d3d6ca7ec9867abcf3fb8a0170ca44801107a64fb1ff7f9aa437dd7b1f59845)
During installation, package downloads downloads and executes next-stage script that then downloads a Sliver beacon and establishes persistence via a systemd service

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

Campaign: 2026-05-httpx-utils

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

- persistence

Indicators of compromise

Shown defanged and not clickable. Search any indicator to find other packages using it.

Domains

URLs

  • hxxps://redir[.]acysec[.]site/scripts/update[.]sh other packages →
  • hxxps://api[.]github[.]com/repos/YoungKevinn/system-updater/releases/assets/409658341 other packages →
  • hxxps://gist[.]githubusercontent[.]com/YoungKevinn/96af9afbde472731f39a8a457b3e13db/raw/e9226aecb69eca0871b207a24d0b2ccaac4e2d13/update-manifest[.]txt other packages →