MAL-2025-191911 Malicious code in tronapihelper (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-191911 is a malicious package: tronapihelper (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-2025-191911/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-191911/index.md)
- Package
- tronapihelper
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-191911?
MAL-2025-191911 is a malicious package in tronapihelper, published on 10 Aug 2025.
Official description
Package is prepared to exfiltrate private keys, most probably for Tron cryptocurrency. There is no other purpose of the package
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-08-tronapisync
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- exfiltration-crypto
What should I do about MAL-2025-191911?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.