MAL-2025-6594 Malicious code in spokeo (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2025-6594 is a malicious package: spokeo (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-2025-6594/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2025-6594/index.md)
- Package
- spokeo
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2025-6594?
MAL-2025-6594 is a malicious package in spokeo, published on 22 Jun 2025.
Official description
Installing source package or importing the module starts downloading and running an external executable, which is widely recognized as malware
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-06-spokeo
Reasons (based on the campaign):
impersonation
malware
Downloads and executes a remote executable.
What should I do about MAL-2025-6594?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.