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Malicious package

nshackPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5421
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall nshack

Malicious versions

2 flagged
1.01.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

d77ac85848d14cf3ff0b6a71f48cbcfd7c5300db6f40374ee6abca6506d443d9
86bbea0ec6aa41c7fb5325cca8bd2579e7c9c34fa4dd059098a0513adeb02395

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for nshack (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging nshack across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove nshack from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound activity or persistence.

  3. Did it already run?

    If nshack 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 nshack 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. nshack on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0, 1.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04203RLUA-2024-08577

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks nshack-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.

nshack (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5421 | O3 Security