MAL-2026-6051 Malicious code in telegram-lite-grabber (PyPI)

Malicious package Published
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.

Sources

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