Which versions of connection-api-requests are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of connection-api-requests are flagged malicious: 0.3.0, 0.3.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate connection-api-requests if I installed it?

connection-api-requests 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.

I already installed connection-api-requests — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If connection-api-requests 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.

Is connection-api-requests part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — connection-api-requests is associated with the 2025-12-foxloveyou campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find connection-api-requests across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for connection-api-requests (2 malicious versions).

Malicious package

connection-api-requestsPyPI

Advisory published Feb 2, 2026Updated Feb 2, 2026

connection-api-requests is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-639) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 0.3.0, 0.3.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in connection-api-requests (PyPI)

MAL-2026-639

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall connection-api-requests

What this malware does

Importing the module downloads and starts remote executable identified as malware

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

Campaign: 2025-12-foxloveyou

Reasons (based on the campaign):

malware
Downloads and executes a remote executable.

Malicious versions

2 flagged

0.3.00.3.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

1e1edf0790733aa25ad085b523a095b1ee4abee84eca696bbcaf1682cca2c2ad

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for connection-api-requests (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
connection-api-requests 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.
Did it already run?
If connection-api-requests 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. connection-api-requests on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.3.0, 0.3.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2025-12-foxloveyou

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

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

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