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ctf-q21-empire-tmp-t0pw1ngPyPI

Malicious code in ctf-q21-empire-tmp-t0pw1ng (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2025-41652
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall ctf-q21-empire-tmp-t0pw1ng

Malicious versions

9 flagged
100.0.0100.0.1100.0.2100.0.3100.0.4100.0.7100.0.8100.0.9100.0.10

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

aa04ca6745a0437cf95c76c925c544d1fa73d4849f5273e0021d505596f20acc

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 ctf-q21-empire-tmp-t0pw1ng (9 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging ctf-q21-empire-tmp-t0pw1ng across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove ctf-q21-empire-tmp-t0pw1ng 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 ctf-q21-empire-tmp-t0pw1ng 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 ctf-q21-empire-tmp-t0pw1ng 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. ctf-q21-empire-tmp-t0pw1ng on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 100.0.0, 100.0.1, 100.0.2, 100.0.3, 100.0.4, 100.0.7, 100.0.8, 100.0.9, and 1 more flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-04144

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks ctf-q21-empire-tmp-t0pw1ng-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.

ctf-q21-empire-tmp-t0pw1ng (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2025-41652 | O3 Security