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Malicious package

southmodinj1778552871RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

southmodinj1778552871 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8835) 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 southmodinj1778552871 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8835
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall southmodinj1778552871

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

6316530bddc86999feb948a0b523429d83869f42ca158ef4366898b6b1018193
13f14d9a5008f52f11554c5fb5aa6eaef1bed91d8cde7ff7ac85b887ad0efd32

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for southmodinj1778552871 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove southmodinj1778552871 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 southmodinj1778552871 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. southmodinj1778552871 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-2026-03486RLUA-2026-09384

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks southmodinj1778552871-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

southmodinj1778552871 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8835 | O3 Security