Which versions of datadog-apm are malicious?

The following RubyGems versions of datadog-apm are flagged malicious: 0.9.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate datadog-apm if I installed it?

Remove datadog-apm 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.

I already installed datadog-apm — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If datadog-apm 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 datadog-apm part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — datadog-apm is associated with the RLMA-2024-05662, RLUA-2024-10181, RLUA-2026-07966 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 datadog-apm across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for datadog-apm (version 0.9.0).

Malicious package

datadog-apmRubyGems

datadog-apm is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2024-6856) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.9.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in datadog-apm (RubyGems)

MAL-2024-6856

Immediate action

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

gem uninstall datadog-apm

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.9.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

d8177a029b2fdbdcadc745f9d7454615836e4b155d445792d7905278d3e77421

cbafe01df5280dce356d0228173939da7ebf21547fd2331e46e13a99112ba88d

19ccd04e0d7421fb5f9e5fbb6efd31084991c98832f74f619092bf2e24e69a04

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for datadog-apm (version 0.9.0).
If you installed it — respond
Remove datadog-apm 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.
Did it already run?
If datadog-apm 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. datadog-apm on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.9.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-05662RLUA-2024-10181RLUA-2026-07966

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks datadog-apm-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.

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