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Malicious package

readycharsPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5852
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall readychars

Malicious versions

5 flagged
0.0.10.0.20.0.30.0.40.1.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

0cb8d69c5bd9fc9acd7bd2e681519b8e0541aaa0271ccdedf5e97cdfe15919ed
5baee4587508d5a54f3bb2024ce1c1567237471768a3b9cfff1f05614fff43f1

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 readychars (5 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging readychars across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove readychars 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 readychars 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 readychars 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. readychars on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3, 0.0.4, 0.1.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04653RLUA-2024-09108

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks readychars-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.

readychars (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5852 | O3 Security