Which versions of newswandweekjan1 are malicious?

The following RubyGems versions of newswandweekjan1 are flagged malicious: 0.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate newswandweekjan1 if I installed it?

Remove newswandweekjan1 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 newswandweekjan1 — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If newswandweekjan1 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 newswandweekjan1 part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — newswandweekjan1 is associated with the RLMA-2026-02785, RLUA-2026-08648 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 newswandweekjan1 across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for newswandweekjan1 (version 0.0.1).

Malicious package

newswandweekjan1RubyGems

Advisory published Jul 7, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026

newswandweekjan1 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8134) 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 newswandweekjan1 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8134

Immediate action

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

gem uninstall newswandweekjan1

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

ad98beabc65d2bc24286243c1a86a87b7c89b9fbf589b7b8d9f40af67edadcea

0561c1a42831e0499742e4c33bb27569ae7928b70d3de22d5c8e7f800445ab8f

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for newswandweekjan1 (version 0.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
Remove newswandweekjan1 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 newswandweekjan1 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. newswandweekjan1 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-2026-02785RLUA-2026-08648

References

github.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks newswandweekjan1-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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