pypi
Malicious xmrig-miner @1.0.0
Vulnerability report · Last retrieved from osv.dev August 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM UTC
OSV ID
MAL-2026-1282
Ecosystem
pypi
Summary
Importing the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet. --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2026-03-pyutils-helper Reasons (based on the campaign): - cryptominer
Source: kam193 (c3d760afc863697f46cbb6716644c1e7b7e937044ee10ce72b3bce7b549cdcc8)
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