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Malicious package

req6PyPI

Malicious code in req6 (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-5860
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall req6

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

e1da7f2395dd12b036ad3115de41d12c23df33fa6a2585fe25ba7cfda35d3a6f
fab517beea9af92c1187eef70af297b318000fa04310fa1d69d823603e6e936c

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 req6 (version 0.0.1). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging req6 across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove req6 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 req6 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 req6 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. req6 on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04661RLUA-2024-09119

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks req6-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.

req6 (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5860 | O3 Security