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Malicious MAL-2026-3398

ninja-ssh-proto

PyPI package · versions 1.0.2, 1.0.4

Reported May 8, 2026 · Updated May 9, 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 (84f71e430b37d8fe0ee6c72826071159bb146664fe17d9a596f6e611579851f7)
During installation or import, package silently adds a new authorized SSH key. It's closely related to the 2026-05-ninja-core-utils campaign, but there is no built-in crypto exfiltration.

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

Campaign: 2026-05-ninja-ssh-proto

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- backdoor

- obfuscation

Indicators of compromise

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