MAL-2026-3662

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    MAL-2026-3662

    Published: 13 May 2026Last Modified: 13 May 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in py-requests (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (2bd2bd26870d2cf5df73c69bca7ed9088604eccf44727e4c59f0301cc8ccd35a) Package installs persistent malware acting as Rat, with the focus of stealing data and modifying copied cryptowallet addresses. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-05-py-requests Reasons (based on the campaign): - rat - typosquatting - persistence - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script. - crypto-related - clipboard-modify - exfiltration-browser-data - exfiltration-crypto - infostealer

    References: https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/py-requests

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: py-requests

    Purl: pkg:pypi/py-requests

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.41.25
    MAL-2026-3662 | CVE-DB