Which versions of newhackhg1778556006 are malicious?

The following RubyGems versions of newhackhg1778556006 are flagged malicious: 0.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate newhackhg1778556006 if I installed it?

Remove newhackhg1778556006 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.

I already installed newhackhg1778556006 — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If newhackhg1778556006 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.

Is newhackhg1778556006 part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — newhackhg1778556006 is associated with the RLMA-2026-02768, RLUA-2026-08630 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find newhackhg1778556006 across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for newhackhg1778556006 (version 0.0.1).

Malicious package

newhackhg1778556006RubyGems

Advisory published Jul 7, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026

newhackhg1778556006 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8117) 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 newhackhg1778556006 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8117

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

gem uninstall newhackhg1778556006

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

7e78c16562ed4209d5e2e2725321a1f9603cdfc8d4e00d92aac05eb994c8d1db

3d4efae0f3a1d3e67ce0f6ad92ea444158a7eaa0a5e9f0e50a8d02bda63132d9

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for newhackhg1778556006 (version 0.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
Remove newhackhg1778556006 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.
Did it already run?
If newhackhg1778556006 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. newhackhg1778556006 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-2026-02768RLUA-2026-08630

References

github.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks newhackhg1778556006-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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