Which versions of deepface-weights are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of deepface-weights are flagged malicious: 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate deepface-weights if I installed it?

deepface-weights 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 deepface-weights — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If deepface-weights 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 deepface-weights part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — deepface-weights is associated with the 2026-08-deepface-weights, IN-MAL-2026-018217 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 deepface-weights across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for deepface-weights (3 malicious versions).

Malicious package

deepface-weightsPyPI

deepface-weights is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-14132) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in deepface-weights (PyPI)

MAL-2026-14132

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall deepface-weights

What this malware does

On import, deepface_weights starts a daemon thread that polls every 10 seconds for the file data/telethon_market_userbot.session in the current working directory. When found, it POSTs the session file together with the local os.getlogin() value to the hardcoded endpoint https://webhook.site/730d2d03-5c78-4e0a-88df-9d8466b7e8aa. A Telethon .session file holds authenticated Telegram credentials, so exfiltration enables full takeover of the associated Telegram account. Package metadata is placeholder (author email [email protected], description Minimal example Python package) and the name resembles the unrelated deepface face-recognition library, but the package ships none of that functionality — the stealer is its only behavior. Source comments in Russian label the destination as the attacker's server.

During import, package exfiltrates the sensitive file with the Telegram session token.

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

Campaign: 2026-08-deepface-weights

Reasons (based on the campaign):

files-exfiltration
target:telegram

Malicious versions

3 flagged

0.1.00.1.10.1.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

a9b6a1255b998e6497198b80ffff88e0612a2d839c6f1b9859664436f96e5fce

9c1cf8a0f273b75a4cf2b66c9b9fc351023b9f77d61e82c74d74534424ce0558

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for deepface-weights (3 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
deepface-weights 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 deepface-weights 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. deepface-weights on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2026-08-deepface-weightsIN-MAL-2026-018217

References

Credits

Amazon Inspector · finder
Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

O3 blocks deepface-weights-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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