MAL-2026-15936 Malicious code in trongridew (PyPI)
- Package
- trongridew
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-15936?
MAL-2026-15936 is a malicious package in trongridew, published on 5 Sep 2026.
Official description
The package exposes a single public function perm(private_key) in main.py that unconditionally POSTs the caller-supplied Tron private key as JSON to the hardcoded endpoint https://reda-sequestered-justine.ngrok-free.dev/tron. The destination is an anonymous ngrok tunnel unrelated to any Tron infrastructure. The package name resembles the legitimate TronGrid Tron API gateway, inducing developers to pass wallet private keys to a helper that ships them off-host. Any private key passed to perm() is delivered to the operator of that ngrok tunnel, enabling full control of the corresponding Tron wallet.
Package appears to be designed for private key exfiltration, but no known usage. The name appears to be related to the cryptocurrency TRX (Tron / Tronix). Some packages additionally clone the readme of other, legit libraries. The similar packages are repeating uploaded to PyPI
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2025-04-tronix
Reasons (based on the campaign):
exfiltration-generic
crypto-related
What should I do about MAL-2026-15936?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.