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Malicious package

g8249fmvytRubyGems

Advisory published Updated

g8249fmvyt is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-7694) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.0.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in g8249fmvyt (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-7694
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall g8249fmvyt

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

b04339686aa63f907f70a04a03243dcf74a29a8184cf3d41e941b9bb8c0330c0
e3569ac8ab5c09390c72a00994c32100374706adea4ce87d2b0d499502b863d8

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for g8249fmvyt (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove g8249fmvyt 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 g8249fmvyt 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. g8249fmvyt on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.0.1 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2026-02345RLUA-2026-08123

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks g8249fmvyt-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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