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Malicious package

byted-rtc-robot-api-v2PyPI

Advisory published Updated

byted-rtc-robot-api-v2 is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-12222) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 0.0.43.15, 0.0.43.16, 0.0.43.17…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in byted-rtc-robot-api-v2 (PyPI)

MAL-2024-12222
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall byted-rtc-robot-api-v2

What this malware does

Collects basic information about the system, most probably a pentest or bug bounty.

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2024-08-byted-22.ax

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

Malicious versions

5 flagged
0.0.43.150.0.43.160.0.43.170.0.44.150.0.44.16

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

f8fade74868ede6b00d75653a00a51702b3a7f0dd561053df45e1bf3a6e26d77
69373c46b5c735a1890c7a3b601ef30c64493d656302703ceccd4d153e3dab11
76162d475189cf5ba292e5c82190b3715e51c6fadd78eb21cc78085dcf6a972c

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for byted-rtc-robot-api-v2 (5 malicious versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    byted-rtc-robot-api-v2 is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

  3. Did it already run?

    If byted-rtc-robot-api-v2 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. byted-rtc-robot-api-v2 on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.0.43.15, 0.0.43.16, 0.0.43.17, 0.0.44.15, 0.0.44.16 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2024-08-byted-22.ax

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

O3 blocks byted-rtc-robot-api-v2-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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