MAL-2024-11565 Malicious code in crypto-regex-checker (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2024-11565 is a malicious package: crypto-regex-checker (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.
Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-11565/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-11565/index.md)
- Package
- crypto-regex-checker
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-11565?
MAL-2024-11565 is a malicious package in crypto-regex-checker, published on 7 Oct 2024.
Official description
Inside the library there is a part running code hidden in the attached image, which then exfiltrate user-provided data, downloads and install next stage code, exfiltrate TXT files and finally installs infostealers - Lumma and a custom one. Arround L110
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-10-fake-usreagent
Reasons (based on the campaign):
infostealer
files-exfiltration
clipboard-stealing
obfuscation
clones-real-package
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
What should I do about MAL-2024-11565?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.