Which versions of kotoraka are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of kotoraka are flagged malicious: 0.1.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate kotoraka if I installed it?

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

If kotoraka 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 kotoraka part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — kotoraka is associated with the 2026-08-kotanku, IN-MAL-2026-017211 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 kotoraka across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for kotoraka (version 0.1.0).

Malicious package

kotorakaPyPI

Advisory published Aug 10, 2026Updated Aug 10, 2026

kotoraka is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-13683) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 0.1.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in kotoraka (PyPI)

MAL-2026-13683

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall kotoraka

What this malware does

On import, kotoraka decodes base64-obfuscated filesystem paths pointing at the user's Monero wallet directory (Windows: C:\Users<user>\Documents\Monero; Linux: /home/<user>/Monero), terminates any running feather or monero processes to release file locks, archives the wallet directory into a zip, and uploads it to the Telegram Bot API (api.telegram.org sendDocument) using a hardcoded bot token and chat_id (-5357046713). The Telegram bot token and target paths are stored as base64 literals decoded at runtime. The declared purpose of the package (an HTTP speed-up library) is unrelated to the actual behavior. The exfiltration fires as a top-level side effect of import kotoraka, with no user interaction.

During import, the package exfiltrates cryptocurrency wallet files.

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

Campaign: 2026-08-kotanku

Reasons (based on the campaign):

exfiltration-crypto
uses-telegram-bot

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.1.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

e9ba78f7ee9a259fc6e518295fe3d0217c83808bbdf0fff2107883cb3cf50b3c

e0b7d2fa2d2e401d5ca6c2cc4bb07964a955afa5e532e3947fdcfd6395570dd6

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

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

Campaign

2026-08-kotankuIN-MAL-2026-017211

References

Credits

Amazon Inspector · finder
Kamil Mańkowski (kam193) · reporter

Detect & block this

O3 blocks kotoraka-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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