CRITICAL PyPI Malware

Malicious code in python-fork (PyPI)

MAL-2026-16142

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Dependency scanning

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Description


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Source: amazon-inspector (ccd1d960319085a4aee1c389c4b394bfddd03f3c2af57f4d09bce88f9ad4a66d)

The package was found to contain malicious code or consuming dependency that contains malicious code

Source: kam193 (0bff88696e931354b786185cde4b21e28c27407203c5733ac31b52b7186c1e78)

Importing the module starts a fork bomb, what can lead to destabilizing the system.


Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-09-python-fork

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • other

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