# MAL-2026-2517: Malicious code in kraken-trader (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `kraken-trader` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 8 Apr 2026

## What is MAL-2026-2517?

MAL-2026-2517 is a malicious package in kraken-trader, published on 8 Apr 2026. 

### Official description

The package is a loader of malicious code disguised as remote "credits" code. The remote location, built from the parts in the code, delivers highly obfuscated JavaScript code that could be executed by the node.js runner embeded in the package. While all parts are in the package, it lacks the triggering code. As per Socket.dev attribution, it's a dependency used in North Korean fake interviews campaign.

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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-04-kraken-trader

Reasons (based on the campaign):

 - crypto-related

 - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

## What should I do about MAL-2026-2517?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2026-2517 is a malicious package: kraken-trader (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-2026-2517/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2517/index.md)
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## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-2517

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-2517/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.