MAL-2025-6488 Malicious code in cryptob (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-6488 is a malicious package: cryptob (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-2025-6488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-6488/index.md)
- Package
- cryptob
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-6488?
MAL-2025-6488 is a malicious package in cryptob, published on 9 Jul 2025.
Official description
Importing starts an infostealer
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-07-cryptoo
Reasons (based on the campaign):
obfuscation
infostealer
exfiltration-browser-data
exfiltration-generic
crypto-related
exfiltration-crypto
What should I do about MAL-2025-6488?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.