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Malicious MAL-2026-762

metadata-checker

PyPI package · versions 1.2.0

Reported Feb 5, 2026 · Updated Feb 5, 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 (222755e960642163a0918eeb42baef3dedec6676e084a02742210fb83b7d99e5)
Disguised as metadata checker, packages are designed to exfiltrate hardcoded or given data to an obfuscated remote target

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

Campaign: 2026-02-metadata-checker

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- exfiltration-generic

- obfuscation

Indicators of compromise

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

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