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Malicious package

tiktok-session-lite-sdkPyPI

Malicious code in tiktok-session-lite-sdk (PyPI) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-12364
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
pip uninstall tiktok-session-lite-sdk

What this malware does

Collects basic information about the system, most probably a pentest or bug bounty.

Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.

Campaign: 2024-08-byted-22.ax

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

Malicious versions

5 flagged
0.8.61.8.51.8.62.8.52.8.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

962662d7047e019db8d22a88ebef7d4f3fedcc9adc389c6dfa5c6846730a4fce
d743d2be81de51fd6992aaa1749e06583b3d36698e80bbd08466b2af022feeeb
299b6285938bf634b2d34c4034a29c5bb5d71c152ee50b0f22ad7b4a07dda3f4
1200966e20fa94f80f948f953c1aa0bbd0bb71a39a3b2f82f9aba14e37eae147

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for tiktok-session-lite-sdk (5 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging tiktok-session-lite-sdk across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    tiktok-session-lite-sdk 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 tiktok-session-lite-sdk 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 tiktok-session-lite-sdk 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. tiktok-session-lite-sdk on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.8.6, 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 2.8.5, 2.8.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

2024-08-byted-22.ax

References

Credits

  • Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)

Detect & block this

O3 blocks tiktok-session-lite-sdk-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
tiktok-session-lite-sdk (PyPI) malicious package — MAL-2024-12364 | O3 Security