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Malicious package

a1rnPyPI

Malicious code in a1rn (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-4729
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall a1rn

Malicious versions

3 flagged
0.1.00.1.20.1.4

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

ef4e0243168d0c81602470821287e7369e4c0a21b40e41d999057ce523cc2892
86986b1c2b3c505fa49f7855be3619516e86640bb20457cef06b521823fc342a

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for a1rn (3 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging a1rn across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove a1rn from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If a1rn was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks a1rn before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. a1rn on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.1.0, 0.1.2, 0.1.4 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-03509RLUA-2024-07773

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks a1rn-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

a1rn (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-4729 | O3 Security