cpucheck

{"modified":"2026-03-08T14:14:08Z","published":"2026-03-08T14:14:08Z","schema_version":"1.7.4","id":"MAL-2026-1279","summary":"Malicious code in cpucheck (PyPI)","details":"\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (5c9d20d009145b270e9b9f2bb73540bb7484845f0cbe9c73f4cf20cc28f776c9)\nImporting the module starts a silent cryptocurrency mining in the background for a hardcoded wallet.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.\n\n\nCampaign: 2026-03-pyutils-helper\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - cryptominer\n","affected":[{"package":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"cpucheck"},"versions":["1.0.0","1.1.0","1.2.0"]}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/cpucheck"}],"credits":[{"name":"Kamil Mańkowski (kam193)","type":"REPORTER","contact":["https://github.com/kam193","https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"]}],"database_specific":{"malicious-packages-origins":[{"id":"pypi/2026-03-pyutils-helper/cpucheck","import_time":"2026-03-08T14:42:01.996533436Z","modified_time":"2026-03-08T14:14:08.270423Z","sha256":"5c9d20d009145b270e9b9f2bb73540bb7484845f0cbe9c73f4cf20cc28f776c9","source":"kam193","versions":["1.0.0","1.1.0","1.2.0"]}]}}