Which versions of newswandweekjan5 are malicious?

The following RubyGems versions of newswandweekjan5 are flagged malicious: 0.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate newswandweekjan5 if I installed it?

Remove newswandweekjan5 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 newswandweekjan5 — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If newswandweekjan5 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 newswandweekjan5 part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — newswandweekjan5 is associated with the RLMA-2026-02789, RLUA-2026-08652 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 newswandweekjan5 across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for newswandweekjan5 (version 0.0.1).

Malicious package

newswandweekjan5RubyGems

Advisory published Jul 7, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026

newswandweekjan5 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8138) 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 newswandweekjan5 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8138

Immediate action

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

gem uninstall newswandweekjan5

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

548a68e1d379c76426b30ebe09971276e2d4370ab1da59a9a27b32680a258438

10a4b0f6e3de17eccf45a10bfb44dbc87eaa1cfb01f0d62774b426fc9a94b10f

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for newswandweekjan5 (version 0.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
Remove newswandweekjan5 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 newswandweekjan5 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. newswandweekjan5 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-2026-02789RLUA-2026-08652

References

github.com

Credits

ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks newswandweekjan5-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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