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Malicious package

rhermann-ctPyPI

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

MAL-2024-5944
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall rhermann-ct

Malicious versions

1 flagged
99.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

9145dfba0201fce4a1a65512b4b1c35513b155e827059e4bb0017c8d7ea954fd
e49a3ac48a62e32c14dc3a2ed75df9470ca6a132175b2927ed4b86bea0c0fdc7

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-ct (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-ct across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove rhermann-ct 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-ct 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-ct 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-ct 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-2024-04745RLUA-2024-09205

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks rhermann-ct-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-ct (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-5944 | O3 Security