Which versions of piano-transcription are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of piano-transcription are flagged malicious: 912.6. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate piano-transcription if I installed it?

piano-transcription 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 piano-transcription — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If piano-transcription 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 piano-transcription part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — piano-transcription is associated with the RLMA-2024-11115, 2024-11-byted-dast, RLUA-2026-00590 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 piano-transcription across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for piano-transcription (version 912.6).

Part of a larger attack: 2024-11-byted-dast published 183 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

piano-transcriptionPyPI

Advisory published Nov 6, 2024Updated Mar 19, 2026

piano-transcription is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-11658) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 912.6). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in piano-transcription (PyPI)

MAL-2024-11658

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall piano-transcription

What this malware does

A campaign of probably pentest packages flooding PYPI. Installing the package or importing the module triggers reporting basic info like hostname, path and the username to the package author. There is no other purpose of the package.

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: 2024-11-byted-dast

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.
typosquatting
dependency-confusion

Malicious versions

1 flagged

912.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

9e69dd6490a3ba179952a99e0909d95c6f89eda2b4b9d751f873b7462f3e7c45

935e4aa9b2482820e905862c5d766af115ccb1da5a22fa7f58a15cadd8e5d59f

24b4aad71a939a3b0490ea311a1e5959e26143a2de6e5eac9a4417bb6b82eb94

15ec8f98e61df8b84df2b3ecd3ef5bd0730877973e0de6b13857ed9b6e35c0c8

9ca19c2bf30263426e4f7a721eaaa775f83a4237c6d08a52924249d3ec714bc7

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for piano-transcription (version 912.6).
If you installed it — respond
piano-transcription 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 piano-transcription 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. piano-transcription on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 912.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-111152024-11-byted-dastRLUA-2026-00590

References

bad-packages.kam193.eu

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks piano-transcription-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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