ethrpc-accountsPyPI
Advisory published Updated
ethrpc-accounts is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-948) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 0.9.1, 0.9.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in ethrpc-accounts (PyPI)
What this malware does
This package is a clone of legitimate eth-accounts. The malicious code is hidden in the dependency, ethrpc-keys, which exfiltrates private keys.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-02-old-ethrpc-keys
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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clones-real-package
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exfiltration-crypto
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crypto-related
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action-hidden-in-lib-usage
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The malicious code is intentionally included in a dependency of the package
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Credential / info stealerFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for ethrpc-accounts (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
ethrpc-accounts 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 ethrpc-accounts 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
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References
Credits
- Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter
Detect & block this
O3 blocks ethrpc-accounts-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.