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Malicious package

hfcRubyGems

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

MAL-2024-6943
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall hfc

Malicious versions

1 flagged
2.9.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

5a080b997a138c1e84705f5c279cbef9fff9382b312af7840120029e76ff9eea
b3a2a73acad3fc787487d2b288db14e7fc9c695e80c1518e9b0a86957c92fda3

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 hfc (version 2.9.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging hfc across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove hfc 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 hfc 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 hfc 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. hfc on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 2.9.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-05749RLUA-2024-10268

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks hfc-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.

hfc (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2024-6943 | O3 Security