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Malicious package

proxyt8be2d980RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

proxyt8be2d980 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8444) 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 proxyt8be2d980 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8444
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall proxyt8be2d980

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

2a829af6c6b434e865c0e6fecb2746c325ac67faf70bc775c73e879caa849adc
f021de1590d76feeffbec03ed98755499a8860f9eff45ea7b93c915bebabe8a3

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for proxyt8be2d980 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove proxyt8be2d980 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 proxyt8be2d980 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. proxyt8be2d980 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-2026-03095RLUA-2026-08970

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks proxyt8be2d980-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

proxyt8be2d980 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8444 | O3 Security