MAL-2026-6051 Malicious code in telegram-lite-grabber (PyPI)
- Package
- telegram-lite-grabber
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-6051?
MAL-2026-6051 is a malicious package in telegram-lite-grabber, published on 17 Jun 2026.
Official description
Package is named 'telegram-lite-grabber', a name strongly suggestive of a tool intended to harvest Telegram credentials or session data. No concrete malicious behavior was identified in the scanned files, and no install-time or import-time harmful code paths were observed. The name alone, however, warrants human review to assess whether the package distributes attack tooling, contains a payload not surfaced by automated checks, or is otherwise unsuitable for the registry.
Package exfiltrates data from the Telegram application to a remote location, effectively collecting Telegram sessions.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-06-telegramlite
Reasons (based on the campaign):
target:telegram
files-exfiltration
What should I do about MAL-2026-6051?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.