Which versions of gateio-ws are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of gateio-ws are flagged malicious: 99.99.1, 99.99.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate gateio-ws if I installed it?

gateio-ws 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 gateio-ws — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If gateio-ws 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 gateio-ws part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — gateio-ws is associated with the GENERIC-questionable-pentest 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 gateio-ws across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for gateio-ws (2 malicious versions).

Malicious package

gateio-wsPyPI

Advisory published Nov 14, 2026Updated Nov 14, 2026

gateio-ws is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-19937) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 99.99.1, 99.99.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in gateio-ws (PyPI)

MAL-2026-19937

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall gateio-ws

What this malware does

Generic campaign for all (likely) research / pentests, where the amount or art of collected data raises questions about the privacy, security and ethical side.

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

Campaign: GENERIC-questionable-pentest

Reasons (based on the campaign):

exfiltration-env-variables
exfiltration-generic
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
typosquatting

Malicious versions

2 flagged

99.99.199.99.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

0f8978dc13690cab2fe33ad377e4c09bb1fa181ecd2fbba9fc1b2e7c17f8d70f

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for gateio-ws (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
gateio-ws 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 gateio-ws 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. gateio-ws on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 99.99.1, 99.99.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

GENERIC-questionable-pentest

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

O3 blocks gateio-ws-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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