MAL-2026-16141

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    MAL-2026-16141

    Published: 11 Sept 2026Last Modified: 12 Sept 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in platform-telemetry-client (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (7464733f1d7353ae3aa3c9da2c60116c92298bfd84c94a6cba4e5f423cb0a0eb) The package contains PTH file triggering the loader on every Python initialization. The loader tries to download next stage payload stored in chunks in DNS records. During analysis, the intended domain was not yet registered. The chosen name suggests relation to the campaign 2026-09-openaii. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-09-platform-telemetry-client Reasons (based on the campaign): - abuses-pth - data-stored-in-dns - obfuscation

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/platform-telemetry-client

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: platform-telemetry-client

    Purl: pkg:pypi/platform-telemetry-client

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0