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Malicious package

rhermannPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5943
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall rhermann

Malicious versions

1 flagged
99.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

8c763ae79d8e95995a1fcb5f37bde3be7d882c08c012b5d0c59be53464fe087b
9204723424aa2e5d24559d90e1b417346884e17f909652744163e0adcffeb609

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 rhermann (version 99.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging rhermann across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove rhermann 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 rhermann 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 rhermann 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. rhermann on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 99.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-04744RLUA-2024-09204

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks rhermann-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.

rhermann (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5943 | O3 Security