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Malicious package

newhackgit1778555882RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

newhackgit1778555882 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8116) 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 newhackgit1778555882 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8116
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall newhackgit1778555882

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

b6d3da1c65c483537d59eaa38a0b61c4cc26595b6a55c0748954f98467f1540b
c81246a6ac44e2e4f0d63e165854ecdff894ecb1152bf0c5173aed6eff49dfac

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for newhackgit1778555882 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove newhackgit1778555882 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 newhackgit1778555882 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. newhackgit1778555882 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-2026-02767RLUA-2026-08629

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks newhackgit1778555882-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.

Explore

newhackgit1778555882 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8116 | O3 Security