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Malicious MAL-2026-3662

py-requests

PyPI package · versions 0.41.25

Reported May 13, 2026 · Updated May 13, 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 (2bd2bd26870d2cf5df73c69bca7ed9088604eccf44727e4c59f0301cc8ccd35a)
Package installs persistent malware acting as Rat, with the focus of stealing data and modifying copied cryptowallet addresses.

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

Campaign: 2026-05-py-requests

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- rat

- typosquatting

- persistence

- Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

- crypto-related

- clipboard-modify

- exfiltration-browser-data

- exfiltration-crypto

- infostealer

Indicators of compromise

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IP addresses