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Malicious package

hwc3vRubyGems

Malicious code in hwc3v (RubyGems) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-7771
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall hwc3v

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

ee5e9d02e4ccff04d7b44b7cd4f045df481f8468491b9aa84132417f2482aa1f

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 hwc3v (version 0.0.1). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging hwc3v across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove hwc3v 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 hwc3v 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 hwc3v 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. hwc3v 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-2026-02422

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks hwc3v-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.

hwc3v (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-7771 | O3 Security