{"id":"MAL-2026-2119","summary":"Malicious code in apachelicense (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (9d96d45a87e117e72107d6d6dfbe8c4e94323323bc28ce9accd8ccba39a0a46c)\nMalicious clone of legitimate \"license\" package. When using the find_by_key function, the malicious code from strongly obfuscated files is loaded. It then at least collects data from cryptowallets and password managers and exfiltrate them to a hardcoded remote location.\n\nPrior version 0.1b2, the malicious code was hosted externally and downloaded when triggered.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-license-utils-kit\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - infostealer\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - crypto-related\n\n\n - action-hidden-in-lib-usage\n\n\n - exfiltration-credentials\n\n\n - clones-real-package\n","modified":"2026-04-08T20:35:27.172366Z","published":"2026-03-23T20:41:45Z","database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"sha256":"9d96d45a87e117e72107d6d6dfbe8c4e94323323bc28ce9accd8ccba39a0a46c","import_time":"2026-03-23T20:48:31.567612116Z","modified_time":"2026-03-23T20:41:45.460194Z","versions":["0.1a1"],"source":"kam193","id":"pypi/2026-03-license-utils-kit/apachelicense"},{"sha256":"8cb3d989a52bed71e3c0c981edf8cf82632c1fc6e3a0ea9c39f812e7967848a7","import_time":"2026-03-23T21:47:45.570498475Z","modified_time":"2026-03-23T20:41:45.460194Z","versions":["0.1a1"],"source":"kam193","id":"pypi/2026-03-license-utils-kit/apachelicense"},{"sha256":"031eef30ab036b21c588c2057db7591f222501d19364223cc502b09d63811c6f","import_time":"2026-03-26T21:44:48.187993542Z","modified_time":"2026-03-23T20:41:45.460194Z","versions":["0.1a1"],"source":"kam193","id":"pypi/2026-03-license-utils-kit/apachelicense"},{"sha256":"9860722a2a2aed103df780cb27b4c599301607ba92d3827a8e7fd1aabcd4fe55","import_time":"2026-04-08T20:17:57.404727959Z","modified_time":"2026-03-23T20:41:45.460194Z","versions":["0.1a1"],"source":"kam193","id":"pypi/2026-03-license-utils-kit/apachelicense"}],"iocs":{"ips":["66.45.225.94"],"domains":["apachelicense.vercel.app"]}},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/apachelicense"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/9a541dffb7fc18dc71dbc8523ec6c3a71c224ffeb518ae3a8d7d16377aebee58/detection"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/bb2a89001410fa5a11dea6477d4f5573130261badc67fe952cfad1174c2f0edd"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://socket.dev/blog/contagious-interview-campaign-spreads-across-5-ecosystems"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"apachelicense","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/apachelicense"},"versions":["0.1a1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/apachelicense/MAL-2026-2119.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}