MAL-2025-193011 Malicious code in requeses (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-193011 is a malicious package: requeses (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-2025-193011/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-193011/index.md)
- Package
- requeses
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-193011?
MAL-2025-193011 is a malicious package in requeses, published on 31 Dec 2025.
Official description
Typosquatting package with a Telegram-bot with RAT-like functionality. The code has been changed a bit compared to the previous incarnations, but keeps the same capabilities.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-10-speedd-testing-bot
Reasons (based on the campaign):
rat
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
typosquatting
What should I do about MAL-2025-193011?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.