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Malicious package

southwark-test-f8e1778549558RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

southwark-test-f8e1778549558 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8848) 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 southwark-test-f8e1778549558 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8848
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall southwark-test-f8e1778549558

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.1

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

deca6d833f64587b5222f1ddea2e4f8365c7841135478e2661cf7770d7b37baf
6d188c51609b707ffc0ad6dc1203acd54e590fa27e1b9bdf85a5b807c1ffa715

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for southwark-test-f8e1778549558 (version 0.0.1).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove southwark-test-f8e1778549558 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 southwark-test-f8e1778549558 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. southwark-test-f8e1778549558 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-2026-03499RLUA-2026-09397

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks southwark-test-f8e1778549558-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

southwark-test-f8e1778549558 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8848 | O3 Security