{"id":"MAL-2026-3619","summary":"Malicious code in txwrap (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (72b4db77d156fffbfdf3253cda39d73180fda419676d356fdbc217130c289549)\nDuring importing, the remote code is downloaded. It then exfiltrates cryptocurrency wallet data to a hardcoded location and places a backdoor through a new authorized SSH key. Information about the placed backdoor is sent back to the attacker, and sshd configuration is adjusted to ensure the successful remote connection.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-05-ninja-core-utils\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - backdoor\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n\n - obfuscation\n\n\n - crypto-related\n\n\n - exfiltration-crypto\n","modified":"2026-05-12T22:06:46.997965Z","published":"2026-05-12T21:40:10Z","database_specific":{"iocs":{"ips":["144.126.142.148"],"urls":["http://144.126.142.148:5555/tao","http://144.126.142.148:5555/report","https://gist.githubusercontent.com/cdylan320/513f3c21cb33313860aaf22b506d6f19/raw/3b58fb057f92e0a52f90c0a57f3e7a9b48f9d595/config.json"]},"malicious-packages-origins":[{"versions":["1.0.0","1.0.1"],"id":"pypi/2026-05-ninja-core-utils/txwrap","import_time":"2026-05-12T21:56:03.348237856Z","modified_time":"2026-05-12T21:40:10.256057Z","sha256":"72b4db77d156fffbfdf3253cda39d73180fda419676d356fdbc217130c289549","source":"kam193"}]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/txwrap"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"txwrap","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/txwrap"},"versions":["1.0.0","1.0.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/txwrap/MAL-2026-3619.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"],"type":"REPORTER"}]}