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Malicious MAL-2026-3805

netping

PyPI package · versions 0.2.0, 1.1.0

Reported May 16, 2026 · Updated May 16, 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 (ecc862a2bc12e6779034a99abd68c5d4ffb047f1fc2ae94407dd9e4ad54df5cf)
The package silently downloads and installs an autostart script that then monitors clipboards and replaces copied cryptowallet adresses.

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

Campaign: 2026-05-netping

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- persistence

- crypto-related

- clipboard-modify

- Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

Indicators of compromise

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

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