Which versions of pyhthon are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of pyhthon are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate pyhthon if I installed it?

pyhthon is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

I already installed pyhthon — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If pyhthon 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.

Is pyhthon part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — pyhthon is associated with the RLMA-2024-08943, funcaptcha-ru campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find pyhthon across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for pyhthon (version 1.0.0).

Part of a larger attack: funcaptcha-ru published 161 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

pyhthonPyPI

Advisory published Jun 28, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

pyhthon is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-10117) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in pyhthon (PyPI)

MAL-2024-10117

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

pip uninstall pyhthon

What this malware does

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: funcaptcha-ru

Reasons (based on the campaign):

infostealer

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

2c2e0c311ed4dc1c8dfc1551de7ff177545b9dd78e3e6191ead6b7238822d685

a1ecc39a6090b5c9404f2ceac2e27cf834453789404b8d9012696f83278602de

ed53b6169d6be11b1463f4a540065933458a917c85c502905364901bc62350b0

411f66d1a60ae39bbb7b6e2551208010f487116bebe0f6fa76bb69dd40674b72

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for pyhthon (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
pyhthon is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.
Did it already run?
If pyhthon 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

No. pyhthon 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-2024-08943funcaptcha-ru

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks pyhthon-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

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