Which versions of newswandweekjan2 are malicious?

The following RubyGems versions of newswandweekjan2 are flagged malicious: 0.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate newswandweekjan2 if I installed it?

Remove newswandweekjan2 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 newswandweekjan2 — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If newswandweekjan2 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 newswandweekjan2 part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — newswandweekjan2 is associated with the RLMA-2026-02786, RLUA-2026-08649 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 newswandweekjan2 across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for newswandweekjan2 (version 0.0.1).

Malicious package

newswandweekjan2RubyGems

Advisory published Jul 7, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026

newswandweekjan2 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8135) 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 newswandweekjan2 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8135

Immediate action

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

gem uninstall newswandweekjan2

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

09e1b152cd9359bfe7d1acdb022a2f07c9aab61526900fa7b93d3ae23ec91845

760d579d2778e42b5eceaf39faa7da6f2e2ddbd578398a2696579e6f9dc84a67

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for newswandweekjan2 (version 0.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
Remove newswandweekjan2 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 newswandweekjan2 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. newswandweekjan2 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-2026-02786RLUA-2026-08649

References

github.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks newswandweekjan2-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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