Which versions of discord-api are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of discord-api are flagged malicious: 1.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate discord-api if I installed it?

discord-api 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 discord-api — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If discord-api 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 discord-api part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — discord-api is associated with the 2024-09-old-discord-api 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 discord-api across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for discord-api (version 1.0.1).

Malicious package

discord-apiPyPI

Advisory published Sep 16, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

discord-api is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-12255) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in discord-api (PyPI)

MAL-2024-12255

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall discord-api

What this malware does

Package suggests being an api for discord. On importing the module, it attempts to find and exfiltrate leveldb databases from Discord apps and Chrome

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

Campaign: 2024-09-old-discord-api

Reasons (based on the campaign):

impersonation
dependency-confusion
files-exfiltration

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

3df9379d8893215c1f9e9f612c855e17f141e0993efa3cd8466c007843af0c38

3b55230c05e2303e965a53322d83ead8df66e188c696755b26efefd96192a144

9c514de0b892f72b7a970d385518936be699371f9f9551060f2d546d6eb9a8f7

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for discord-api (version 1.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
discord-api 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 discord-api 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. discord-api on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2024-09-old-discord-api

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

O3 blocks discord-api-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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