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Malicious package

python-aliyun-sdk-rdsPyPI

python-aliyun-sdk-rds is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2023-8367) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data. Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in python-aliyun-sdk-rds (PyPI)

MAL-2023-8367
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall python-aliyun-sdk-rds

What this malware does

Malicious Typosquatting packages campaign targeting developers, steals cloud service credentials

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)

fad9f833ea9884cd2de7c1e26977adb4c84c650ad954cbfa25b0af0aef09eeee
56906386c88b620607253fc1d00a6d5d205c6a535a2ba12fc63108f09761300b

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for python-aliyun-sdk-rds (all published versions).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    python-aliyun-sdk-rds 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If python-aliyun-sdk-rds 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-aliyun-sdk-rds 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

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks python-aliyun-sdk-rds-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

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