MAL-2026-12081

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    MAL-2026-12081

    Published: 5 Aug 2026Last Modified: 5 Aug 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in bitcoinlib-py (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (32582a69a108bf3ab34d8bd16122918dd29a56bff6f68a771b77c6c946bf9308) During installation, the package exfiltrates sensitive env variables, browser data, crypto wallets files, ssh keys and other configuration files. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-08-bip39-py Reasons (based on the campaign): - crypto-related - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - exfiltration-crypto - exfiltration-browser-data - exfiltration-env-variables - exfiltration-ssh-keys - exfiltration-credentials - uses-telegram-bot

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/bitcoinlib-py

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: bitcoinlib-py

    Purl: pkg:pypi/bitcoinlib-py

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.9.0
    MAL-2026-12081 | CVE-DB