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Malicious package

southmeet8403RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

southmeet8403 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8833) 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 southmeet8403 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8833
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall southmeet8403

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

692c1c5f392632de5bbda6992a846ef092074c9e5930bd98723ce075765fd416
431363d2ad33c407418f3e2655c1d9d4c6b3c279b2a3feada11030c3e97c5b40

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for southmeet8403 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove southmeet8403 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 southmeet8403 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. southmeet8403 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-2026-03484RLUA-2026-09382

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks southmeet8403-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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southmeet8403 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8833 | O3 Security