privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-pngPyPI
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privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-png is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2026-2201) that opens a backdoor for remote access (malicious versions 774.350.288, 774.377.534, 774.377.646…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-png (PyPI)
What this malware does
This package is an install-time-executable sdist that uses setup.py paired with an opaque data.bin payload and a beacon name.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Backdoor / remote accessFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-png (14 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-png establishes remote access, so treat any host that installed it as fully compromised. Isolate the machine, remove the package, rotate all credentials it could reach, and rebuild from a trusted image rather than cleaning in place — a backdoor may have planted additional persistence.
Did it already run?
If privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-png 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
Credits
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-png-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the C2 callback and severs the channel.