Which versions of pypiele are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of pypiele are flagged malicious: 1.0.1, 1.0.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate pypiele if I installed it?

pypiele 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 pypiele — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If pypiele 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.

Is pypiele part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — pypiele is associated with the RLMA-2024-04554 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 pypiele across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for pypiele (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pypiele across your stack and pipelines.

Malicious package

pypielePyPI

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

MAL-2023-8584

Immediate action

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

pip uninstall pypiele

What this malware does

Malicious packages campaign targeting developers, payload is hidden using Steganography, exfiltrate host information

Malicious versions

2 flagged

1.0.11.0.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

ee88c93851e948d712a89564bfc344ce19843d9b5ed8fcd696d5d530fdc59e34

8382bfb0696894ee289c318cc1635a8c6b00d790887600e51fea8a4d4771933c

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for pypiele (2 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging pypiele across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
pypiele 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 pypiele 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 pypiele 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. pypiele on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 1.0.1, 1.0.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04554

References

Credits

Checkmarx · finder
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

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

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring