{"id":"MAL-2026-10992","summary":"Malicious code in dev-helper-bg (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (9466ff28252daa546dc9a75b6b255e94dc6a6409d69197b40b573d05d002d340)\nThe package embeds encrypted code that, during import, is decrypted using an externally sourced password. The recovered code is executed and starts a bot capable of exfiltrating local files.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-07-make-helper\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - files-exfiltration\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - uses-telegram-bot\n","modified":"2026-07-23T07:53:01.734928921Z","published":"2026-07-22T10:24:34Z","database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"sha256":"9466ff28252daa546dc9a75b6b255e94dc6a6409d69197b40b573d05d002d340","source":"kam193","versions":["0.1.3","0.1.4","0.1.6","0.1.7"],"id":"pypi/2026-07-make-helper/dev-helper-bg","import_time":"2026-07-22T11:17:40.211735141Z","modified_time":"2026-07-22T10:25:05.295786Z"}],"iocs":{"urls":["https://key-2qfm.vercel.app/api/key"],"domains":["key-2qfm.vercel.app"]}},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/dev-helper-bg"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dev-helper-bg","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/dev-helper-bg"},"versions":["0.1.3","0.1.4","0.1.6","0.1.7"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/dev-helper-bg/MAL-2026-10992.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}