MAL-2026-162

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    MAL-2026-162

    Published: 8 Jan 2026Last Modified: 8 Jan 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in btcli-security (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (a4b868f818b1a81f5fccee1967f70c3ff9d75c218d14ec09882c576a9c2c213e) Package clones a legitimate bittensor-cli library and adds a hidden code that downloads a malicious script. The script then downloads an archive with malicious executable in the version appropriate to the system architecture, and ensures persistency by adding automatically started service entries. The remote code is a Go-based inforstealer and backdoor previously attributed to Northkorean cybercrime activities. Additionally, the library is modified to save sensitive keys in plaintext for further extraction Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-01-gztensor-cli Reasons (based on the campaign): - crypto-related - action-hidden-in-lib-usage - Downloads and executes a remote executable. - clones-real-package - peristence-autorun - typosquatting - obfuscation - backdoor - infostealer

    References: https://dmpdump.github.io/posts/NorthKorea_Backdoor_Stealer/, https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file-analysis/NTk2Y2FiNTBmM2QxODI2NDRlZGM0OTA2OGVjYzUxOTk6MTc2NzYzMzkzMA==, https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/d02d6a5da3cff57d78e260961526420c172a46f4a07d18a3865fecbf5dfebc1d/detection, https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/btcli-security

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: btcli-security

    Purl: pkg:pypi/btcli-security

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.1.0
    1.1.1
    1.1.2
    MAL-2026-162 | CVE-DB