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Malicious package

pycriptoPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5680
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pycripto

Malicious versions

7 flagged
0.1.00.2.00.3.00.4.00.5.00.6.00.7.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

b1d7203e43d0c1e67aa501e171e53923ad25c094e3e44788933beb5713348fc9
e11adf5263dffae4c98adb1e1bee71f1523ed3d62dc842d43a93a9226ae7f2a0

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 pycripto (7 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pycripto across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pycripto 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 pycripto 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 pycripto 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. pycripto on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.1.0, 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.4.0, 0.5.0, 0.6.0, 0.7.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04463RLUA-2024-08900

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pycripto-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.

pycripto (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5680 | O3 Security