Which versions of beautifulsoup-numpy are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of beautifulsoup-numpy are flagged malicious: 10.13.10. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate beautifulsoup-numpy if I installed it?

Remove beautifulsoup-numpy 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.

I already installed beautifulsoup-numpy — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If beautifulsoup-numpy was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

How do I find beautifulsoup-numpy across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for beautifulsoup-numpy (version 10.13.10).

Malicious package

beautifulsoup-numpyPyPI

beautifulsoup-numpy is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2023-1356) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 10.13.10). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in beautifulsoup-numpy (PyPI)

MAL-2023-1356

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

pip uninstall beautifulsoup-numpy

What this malware does

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'beautifulsoup-numpy' @ 10.13.10 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

10.13.10

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

199bccf9ed40ab3dcd67c494f1b1b52cd3fa78beed3bc25e851cb0f14db9b60b

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for beautifulsoup-numpy (version 10.13.10).
If you installed it — respond
Remove beautifulsoup-numpy 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.
Did it already run?
If beautifulsoup-numpy was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. beautifulsoup-numpy on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 10.13.10 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks beautifulsoup-numpy-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.

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