MAL-2026-16141 Malicious code in platform-telemetry-client (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-16141 is a malicious package: platform-telemetry-client (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-2026-16141/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-16141/index.md)
- Package
- platform-telemetry-client
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-16141?
MAL-2026-16141 is a malicious package in platform-telemetry-client, published on 11 Sep 2026.
Official description
The package contains PTH file triggering the loader on every Python initialization. The loader tries to download next stage payload stored in chunks in DNS records. During analysis, the intended domain was not yet registered. The chosen name suggests relation to the campaign 2026-09-openaii.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-09-platform-telemetry-client
Reasons (based on the campaign):
abuses-pth
data-stored-in-dns
obfuscation
What should I do about MAL-2026-16141?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.