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Malicious package

python-alibabacloud-tea-openapiPyPI

python-alibabacloud-tea-openapi is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2023-8363) that executes malicious code on install. Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in python-alibabacloud-tea-openapi (PyPI)

MAL-2023-8363
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall python-alibabacloud-tea-openapi

What this malware does

Attack targeted at users of Alibaba, AWS and Telegram via malicious packages published to PyPI.

The malicious code was hidden in strategicly chosen functions and would only trigger when these functions were called. The malicious code does not automatically run on install or import, helping the packages evade detection.

Malicious versions

all versions

Every published version of this package is considered malicious — remove it entirely.

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

1a75cd94261db49f7ab1e359b2579e7645756a48f20eb6a49465f980f5c2b43d

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for python-alibabacloud-tea-openapi (all published versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove python-alibabacloud-tea-openapi 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 python-alibabacloud-tea-openapi 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. python-alibabacloud-tea-openapi on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (all published versions flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

References

Credits

  • Phylum · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks python-alibabacloud-tea-openapi-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.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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