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Malicious package

pycryptolibv2PyPI

Malicious code in pycryptolibv2 (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-5691
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall pycryptolibv2

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

efeaf24a95135bccaf42e23e0018a9e86c7d5c2bada9971f769c99469736127a
53da82b576df9a60ff987b0fcfbcb0cf6adf9ae3e1e0048ed73231e84667496a

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 pycryptolibv2 (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pycryptolibv2 across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove pycryptolibv2 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 pycryptolibv2 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 pycryptolibv2 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. pycryptolibv2 on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04474RLUA-2024-08911

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pycryptolibv2-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.

pycryptolibv2 (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5691 | O3 Security