MAL-2026-1281

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    MAL-2026-1281

    Published: 8 Mar 2026Last Modified: 8 Mar 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in pyutils-helper (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (8b1055c03077c874d21f69aa9403cebd070e2b7398e27b44310c977219bc0e7a) Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-03-pyutils-helper Reasons (based on the campaign): - cryptominer

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/pyutils-helper

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pyutils-helper

    Purl: pkg:pypi/pyutils-helper

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.2.3
    1.2.4
    MAL-2026-1281 | CVE-DB