MAL-2026-237

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    MAL-2026-237

    Published: 12 Jan 2026Last Modified: 20 Jul 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in formater (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (71f6a751b5ff98dceeee5863086a2d9988640b93d96ccef9d50fb0d0d1dd116c) During importing the package automatically downloads a script that uses a Telegram bot to perform remote control over the computer Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-10-speedd-testing-bot Reasons (based on the campaign): - typosquatting - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script. - rat

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/formater, https://www.getsafety.com/blog-posts/telegrem-bot-malware

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: formater

    Purl: pkg:pypi/formater

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
    1.0.1
    MAL-2026-237 | CVE-DB