{"id":"MAL-2025-191755","summary":"Malicious code in hexcon (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (191af8110082a90345db609c8f23d2313a5be68ec121742172f32cf3a1d5d905)\nPackage appears to be designed for private key exfiltration, but no known usage. The name appears to be related to the cryptocurrency TRX (Tron / Tronix). Some packages additionally clone the readme of other, legit libraries. The similar packages are repeating uploaded to PyPI\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2025-04-tronix\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - exfiltration-generic\n\n\n - crypto-related\n","modified":"2025-12-03T00:24:19.746374Z","published":"2025-11-25T15:05:24Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"domains":["68076f26e81df7060eba3e58.mockapi.io","66c0dc0bba6f27ca9a57c4bf.mockapi.io","67b9f37c51192bd378dee810.mockapi.io","reda-sequestered-justine.ngrok-free.dev"]},"malicious-packages-origins":[{"sha256":"31b94a740de707fbeeacbc0cc963608282c0858459fcfbf5c514d4b888d83895","source":"kam193","versions":["0.0.1"],"id":"pypi/2025-04-tronix/hexcon","import_time":"2025-12-02T22:30:55.244321804Z","modified_time":"2025-11-25T15:05:24.45144Z"},{"sha256":"191af8110082a90345db609c8f23d2313a5be68ec121742172f32cf3a1d5d905","source":"kam193","versions":["0.0.1"],"id":"pypi/2025-04-tronix/hexcon","import_time":"2025-12-02T23:07:18.267526387Z","modified_time":"2025-11-25T15:05:24.45144Z"}]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_(blockchain)"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/hexcon"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"hexcon","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/hexcon"},"versions":["0.0.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/hexcon/MAL-2025-191755.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"]},{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}