Which versions of we3b are malicious?

The following PyPI versions of we3b are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate we3b if I installed it?

we3b 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.

I already installed we3b — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If we3b was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Is we3b part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — we3b is associated with the RLMA-2024-09498, funcaptcha-ru campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find we3b across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for we3b (version 1.0.0).

Part of a larger attack: funcaptcha-ru published 161 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

we3bPyPI

Advisory published Jun 28, 2024Updated Dec 12, 2025

we3b is a confirmed malicious PyPI package (MAL-2024-10198) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in we3b (PyPI)

MAL-2024-10198

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

pip uninstall we3b

What this malware does

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: funcaptcha-ru

Reasons (based on the campaign):

infostealer

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

da0941bc6f34b89dd24a09a50ff9d2d5c02fe504bca64b8f65137280dfc6009c

be4dda9a6883b8fd61493a75e6e6cfd6800f7cb5bdbeaccbb35f5f6a70055347

01927da93ed01f57c31c54ab4489378025ce20ba35b0d9af0b2d738338b030cb

7c5c094abda9e980475d9fbf1fe8face56f6c36f27d327d63bd58230cae485c9

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for we3b (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
we3b 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.
Did it already run?
If we3b was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.

Frequently asked questions

No. we3b on PyPI has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-09498funcaptcha-ru

References

Credits

Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)
ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks we3b-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

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