privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-pngPyPI
Malicious code in privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-png (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
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
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-png (14 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-png across your stack and pipelines.
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 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks privaton-beacon-img-8f3603448690bdde-png 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
Credits
- Oracle using Macaron · finder
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.