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Malicious package

cytokineRubyGems

Malicious code in cytokine (RubyGems) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2024-6850
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall cytokine

Malicious versions

1 flagged
22.55.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

3c97c72c2892a9e0715e78c3314ceef82efd41f3e1bdc58f198ba6618d390e85
83a1e483e9a46c92ce9d6d3af65a896743e1773f79e8fed6553aba67ab2a2f6a

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 cytokine (version 22.55.2). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging cytokine across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove cytokine 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 cytokine 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 cytokine 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. cytokine on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 22.55.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-05656RLUA-2024-10175

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks cytokine-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.

cytokine (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2024-6850 | O3 Security