MAL-2026-1004

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    MAL-2026-1004

    Published: 24 Feb 2026Last Modified: 24 Feb 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in request-httpx-9 (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (d8547656202b4eac0d914d466c2fe1d3bf17210c63af75ac2d8e020f5d0ef28c) The package contains a Telegram bot running allowing for remote access. This functionality is disclosed in the readme, but the package name clearly indicates it's either a dependency confusion attempt or it's intended to be hidden from the user in the installed environment. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-02-request-httpx-4 Reasons (based on the campaign): - dependency-confusion - The package contains code to execute remote commands (probably limited to a specific set) on the victim's machine. - files-exfiltration

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: request-httpx-9

    Purl: pkg:pypi/request-httpx-9

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.0.1
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