MAL-2026-916 Malicious code in alibabacloude (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-916 is a malicious package: alibabacloude (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-2026-916/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-916/index.md)
- Package
- alibabacloude
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-916?
MAL-2026-916 is a malicious package in alibabacloude, published on 16 Feb 2026.
Official description
Series of packages impersonating Alibaba Cloud. Two oldest hide code to run obfuscated code, but are likely to be used as dependency as the obfuscated code is not inside. The newest describe similar functionality, but the inside is highly obfuscated. Package names closely reassemble names of real Alibaba packages
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-02-alibabacloude
Reasons (based on the campaign):
typosquatting
impersonation
obfuscation
What should I do about MAL-2026-916?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.