Which versions of crazehub are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of crazehub are flagged malicious: 3.6.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate crazehub if I installed it?

crazehub 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 crazehub — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If crazehub 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 crazehub part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — crazehub is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-002340 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 crazehub across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for crazehub (version 3.6.0).

Malicious package

crazehubPyPI

Advisory published May 12, 2026Updated May 13, 2026

crazehub is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-3687) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 3.6.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in crazehub (PyPI)

MAL-2026-3687

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall crazehub

What this malware does

crazehub/init.py performs multiple user-hostile actions at import time. Lines 2-3 unconditionally run os.system("pip install phonenumbers") and os.system("clear"), silently mutating the installer's Python environment and spawning shell commands without consent. Lines 18-26 fetch https://pastebin.com/raw/jkFG4kpy via urllib.request.urlopen to retrieve an author-mutable token list, then gate execution via an interactive input('>> ') prompt and sys.exit(0) on mismatch — breaking CI/automation and establishing a live, attacker-mutable remote-content channel that can be repurposed at any time. The package also captures hostname/IP and base64-encodes the IP (currently written only locally, but one paste-edit away from exfiltration). Metadata is placeholder (url='https://google.com', generic description). Any of import-time pip install, import-time shell exec, or mutable remote content driving control flow is independently sufficient to block; all three together make this a clear install/import-time RCE surface on the installer.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

3.6.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

53d37c0e75f63e9da7adcc1f71f8b67a665d080342df6857a15dadc297e4f075

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for crazehub (version 3.6.0).
If you installed it — respond
crazehub 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 crazehub 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. crazehub on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 3.6.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-002340

References

pypi.org

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks crazehub-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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