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Malicious MAL-2026-5152

quant-backtest-helpers

PyPI package · versions 1.0.1

Reported Jun 2, 2026 · Updated Jun 2, 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 (ed851ff141e13db6dd7c16a3d4f1b3b92eb9fa6a917f5243ba22ccb933554e43)
During import, package exfiltrates environment variables and cloud tokens to a hardcoded location.

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

Campaign: 2026-06-quant-backtest-helpers

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- exfiltration-env-variables

- exfiltration-cloud-tokens

Indicators of compromise

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