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Malicious MAL-2026-469

cflashfiles

PyPI package · versions 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Reported Jan 22, 2026 · Updated Jan 22, 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 (d8c5174968b7dedf000076201fe6446018aa61048b6a77fc8bc42e16bb796fd9)
Malicious clone of legitimate fsspec package. The code was modified to exfiltrate specific files on import.

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

Campaign: 2026-01-old-cflashfiles

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- clones-real-package

- files-exfiltration

Indicators of compromise

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

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