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Malicious package

southwarkssrfhack5RubyGems

Advisory published Updated

southwarkssrfhack5 is a confirmed malicious RubyGems package (MAL-2026-8855) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 0.0.5). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in southwarkssrfhack5 (RubyGems)

MAL-2026-8855
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
gem uninstall southwarkssrfhack5

Malicious versions

1 flagged
0.0.5

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

951c1963c77cde35065d275a1e8f81b7c99b19e728583685c1c587c8ec80369f
448326c02e8a75b37eb8b180d341cb623563408f43248d484197ba20417f8e55

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for southwarkssrfhack5 (version 0.0.5).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove southwarkssrfhack5 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 southwarkssrfhack5 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. southwarkssrfhack5 on RubyGems has been identified as a malicious package (version 0.0.5 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

RLMA-2026-03506RLUA-2026-09404

References

Credits

  • ReversingLabs · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks southwarkssrfhack5-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

southwarkssrfhack5 (RubyGems) malicious package — MAL-2026-8855 | O3 Security