MAL-2026-984 Malicious code in myasicapi (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-984 is a malicious package: myasicapi (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-2026-984/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-984/index.md)
- Package
- myasicapi
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2026-984?
MAL-2026-984 is a malicious package in myasicapi, published on 22 Feb 2026.
Official description
The code and related Github project promise to monitor hardware cryptominers. However, the code additionally hides two malicious capabilities functionalities:
- acting as an attacker-controller proxy,
- reversed shell to the attacker-controller endpoint.
They start automatically together with the promissed simple monitoring.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2026-02-old-myasicapi
Reasons (based on the campaign):
The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.
obfuscation
What should I do about MAL-2026-984?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.