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Malicious package

southmeet8402RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

southmeet8402 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8832) 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 southmeet8402 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8832
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall southmeet8402

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

2b1ebf96d5049bd7d04f2de54a00cff52860faf1345a505c938b016c0240d96d
d858dfdd87b1557f36f9831e470f26da177e2f7dac8689a908e5c0cd277e2cfb

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for southmeet8402 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove southmeet8402 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 southmeet8402 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. southmeet8402 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-2026-03483RLUA-2026-09381

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks southmeet8402-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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southmeet8402 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8832 | O3 Security