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Malicious package

pycryptlibPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5683
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pycryptlib

Malicious versions

2 flagged
1.0.01.1.5

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

46fb16777f8eae0c5411adafa8c020c4b3d82722c69b0683a78ebe606c21dbe7
97e447c44400b14fff7ee758c22022b624b8ca4b3626c2c752799a28b3e16bef

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 pycryptlib (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pycryptlib across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pycryptlib 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 pycryptlib 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 pycryptlib 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. pycryptlib on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.0, 1.1.5 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04466RLUA-2024-08903

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pycryptlib-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.

pycryptlib (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5683 | O3 Security