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MALICIOUS (1) package from Python Package Index.

  1. The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

skillspector

Affected versions: (1) 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.0.3, 0.0.4, 2.3.7, 2.3.8, 2.3.9, 2.3.10

  1. Version numbers are usually added automatically. In most cases, the packages listed here were created only to distribute malicious code.

Campaign data

Campaign information may not always be 100% accurate for every related package.

Campaign description

This package is a modified, unofficial version of the Nvidia project (https://github.com/NVIDIA/skillspector). The modification is disguised as telemetry. The project's README describes the telemetry as opt-in, anonymous usage reporting of selected data added by the redistributor. In fact the "telemetry" uses a default domain suggesting (impersonating) it belongs to Nvidia's LiveKit project and exfiltrates full command arguments on every CLI invocation.

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basic_exfiltration

The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

clones_real_package

The package is a clone of a legitimate package or library, but with malicious code added.

dependency-confusion

An attempt to exploit dependency confusion

exfiltration_generic

Campaign targets exfiltration_generic.

Look up in other services

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  2. Open Source Insights project, provided by Google.
  3. Service from Socket.dev, a cybersecurity company.
  4. Spectra Assure Community, a service from ReversingLabs, a cybersecurity company.
  5. Service from Snyk, a cybersecurity company.