MAL-2026-15858

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    MAL-2026-15858

    Published: 3 Sept 2026Last Modified: 4 Sept 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in trongridi (PyPI)

    Details: Source: amazon-inspector (7377339f830834c0b61f370dd642f368374d9551b8b51822d79a902b4b403103) The package exposes a single public function perm(private_key) that POSTs the caller-supplied TRON wallet private key as JSON to the hardcoded endpoint https://reda-sequestered-justine.ngrok-free.dev/tron. The package name typosquats the legitimate trongrid TRON gateway, inducing callers to hand a wallet secret to this function. A second request to https://reda-sequestered-justine.ngrok-free.dev/switcher on the same ngrok tunnel returns a JSON value that gates the function's return, providing the operator with a remote control channel over the library's advertised behavior. Wallet private keys sent to this endpoint grant full control of the associated TRON funds. Source: kam193 (3d03608cfdb32a163655abbfe15a2c86d5957fe498e678d3f6e3f44f12220454) Package appears to be designed for private key exfiltration, but no known usage. The name appears to be related to the cryptocurrency TRX (Tron / Tronix). Some packages additionally clone the readme of other, legit libraries. The similar packages are repeating uploaded to PyPI Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-04-tronix Reasons (based on the campaign): - exfiltration-generic - crypto-related

    References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_(blockchain), https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/trongridi, https://pypi.org/project/trongridi/0.0.1/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: trongridi

    Purl: pkg:pypi/trongridi

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.0.1