Which versions of iconnect are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of iconnect are flagged malicious: 0.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate iconnect if I installed it?

iconnect 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 iconnect — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If iconnect 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 iconnect part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — iconnect is associated with the RLMA-2025-02575, 2025-05-sl4x01 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 iconnect across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for iconnect (version 0.0.1).

Part of a larger attack: 2025-05-sl4x01 published 8 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

iconnectPyPI

Advisory published May 10, 2025Updated Dec 12, 2025

iconnect is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2025-3743) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 0.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in iconnect (PyPI)

MAL-2025-3743

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall iconnect

What this malware does

Packages that seem to be created by a legit bug bounty hunter. Designed to look like created by different organisations, they contain a couple of data exfiltration (including all env variables) and potential remote code execution (though the URL seems not to serve any code).

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

Campaign: 2025-05-sl4x01

Reasons (based on the campaign):

The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
exfiltration-env-variables
impersonation

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'iconnect' @ 0.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

349d4957f86b42a8d229fbb29cea197f5f303b084ee77a56188e85d00068b11e

fab534a9d3da3942edafb6abb06169d2527479cdc053d589336da2d12df35a8b

3d53f9255516c80c6d2b3fda905ff465c1438480ab334501d546b2d5230be66c

e53aae69656f138607d0de8abe11d4b48ed6156875f07ec0da7485dd776f7158

e7810f34748e81cdc4e4bf87f3632caeb1025077ef98987aeb3a596e665ceaac

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for iconnect (version 0.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
iconnect 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 iconnect 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. iconnect on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2025-025752025-05-sl4x01

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks iconnect-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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