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Malicious package

newpackagetest2026PyPI

Malicious code in newpackagetest2026 (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2023-8766
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall newpackagetest2026

What this malware does

Packages either test the malicious behaviour, or actually download and run a simple remote script during the installation.

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2023-12-valuent

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.

  • The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

  • Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'newpackagetest2026' @ 1.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

b59246598399045032deadbe2bf6452d46257c97603eec69d11630fcd06cf2da
b2911447f242d2f2746d6745b7d608aba2fa09801fad358ccfb156ef2d877b95
7b2facdf5925f09b064136d0c919a80e0e83d0a13b4b6f9d903162352c586dc9
c890f0687897904950c15e291805e895ae761d85431c4a20b30599558474f85d

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for newpackagetest2026 (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging newpackagetest2026 across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    newpackagetest2026 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If newpackagetest2026 was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks newpackagetest2026 before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. newpackagetest2026 on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2023-12-valuent

References

Credits

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

Detect & block this

O3 blocks newpackagetest2026-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

newpackagetest2026 (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2023-8766 | O3 Security