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Malicious package

johnny_fiveRubyGems

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

MAL-2024-10221
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall johnny_five

Malicious versions

14 flagged
0.8.00.9.41.0.01.0.91.1.01.1.0.11.1.11.2.01.2.11.98.01.99.09.0.09.1.09.1.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

6ba9da2aa8f85947a7aa1ceca4552388a358ea653ab8e2a00e4b9672b3091aec
da15e05b0a1012fae25629e943a3d6d4b6288edf237dbc6bce1ce31a9299e19b

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 johnny_five (14 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging johnny_five across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove johnny_five 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 johnny_five 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 johnny_five 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. johnny_five on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (versions 0.8.0, 0.9.4, 1.0.0, 1.0.9, 1.1.0, 1.1.0.1, 1.1.1, 1.2.0, and 6 more flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2024-10277RLUA-2024-11215

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks johnny_five-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.

johnny_five (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2024-10221 | O3 Security