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CRITICAL PyPI Malware

Malicious code in pypi-package-explore (PyPI)

MAL-2026-593

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Description


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Source: kam193 (54257ec88b5f7a5bd69177f84a4c396ab208e727ba1c7b079056f1fab2705c37)

Package presents an extremely deep obfuscation of a code that is imported during installation. The exact behavior is unknown, but it includes loading encrypted code and interrupting debugging attempts


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

Campaign: 2026-01-pypi-package-explore

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • obfuscation

  • other

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