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Malicious package

pipswitchPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5547
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pipswitch

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.1.4

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

8ddad5f5fa1a38ca24ba2c175a071cc9b06e5248602ce5ea62ee262ba593f390
785f46933ed1a2a65acc055e45789f92124533bd23fd8d40f720576b4afd40de

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 pipswitch (version 0.1.4). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pipswitch across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pipswitch 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 pipswitch 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 pipswitch 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. pipswitch on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.1.4 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04329RLUA-2024-08757

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pipswitch-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.

pipswitch (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5547 | O3 Security