Which versions of southnews-test-35329 are malicious?

The following RubyGems versions of southnews-test-35329 are flagged malicious: 0.0.1. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate southnews-test-35329 if I installed it?

Remove southnews-test-35329 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 southnews-test-35329 — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If southnews-test-35329 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 southnews-test-35329 part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — southnews-test-35329 is associated with the RLMA-2026-03487, RLUA-2026-09385 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 southnews-test-35329 across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for southnews-test-35329 (version 0.0.1).

Malicious package

southnews-test-35329RubyGems

Advisory published Jul 7, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026

southnews-test-35329 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8836) 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 southnews-test-35329 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8836

Immediate action

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

gem uninstall southnews-test-35329

Malicious versions

1 flagged

0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

4dd1699a8230b8bd57659642e21ff865a002b8a90bb77012aa05475d91fe298a

47ac53cd3adfc788817bb58cf1b4d15587dfed63cdaa09ab82c7b4b927694f8a

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for southnews-test-35329 (version 0.0.1).
If you installed it — respond
Remove southnews-test-35329 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 southnews-test-35329 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. southnews-test-35329 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-2026-03487RLUA-2026-09385

References

github.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks southnews-test-35329-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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