MAL-2026-2299
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MAL-2026-2299
Published: 30 Mar 2026Last Modified: 30 Mar 2026
Summary: Malicious code in mnemoniclib (PyPI)
Details: Source: kam193 (c88fa4e30e2437fef5f03db434adb0f34ee48d8bec2d3361d123b10086b28772) Clone of a legitimate library with added malicious code that runs during generating a new mnemonic. The malicious code collects data related to cryptocurrency wallets and selected other files, and exfiltrate them to a hardcoded location. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-03-mnemoniclib Reasons (based on the campaign): - clones-real-package - action-hidden-in-lib-usage - crypto-related - exfiltration-crypto - files-exfiltration
Affected packages
Package
Name: mnemoniclib
Purl: pkg:pypi/mnemoniclib
Affected ranges
Type: N/A
Events:
Introduced- None
Fixed -None
Affected versions
0.20.1
