MAL-2026-13682

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/btcflx/MAL-2026-13682.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-13682
Published
2026-08-10T05:23:01Z
Modified
2026-08-10T12:04:59.643370082Z
Summary
Malicious code in btcflx (PyPI)
Details

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Source: amazon-inspector (839c411e8d33badaebd5e59b2d966dc000e631843a49ce9352caafd1b7dd9e12)

Package advertises itself as an HTTP speed-up library but on import of the top-level module unconditionally locates the user's Monero wallet directory (Windows C:\Users<user>\Documents\Monero, Linux /home/<user>/Monero), kills running 'feather' and 'monero' processes to release file locks, archives the directory, and uploads it via api.telegram.org sendDocument to a hardcoded Telegram bot with chat_id -5044692933. A companion sendMessage call reports host reconnaissance status ('Found wallet... sending' / 'Did not find wallets') to the same chat. The Telegram bot token and both Monero directory paths are base64-encoded in source to hide the destination and targets. Package name and description do not mention cryptocurrency wallets, establishing a cover-story mismatch.

Source: kam193 (504aca220be0f03b6572f62dc3fc4a49ace09be61a969e39713c890f28afe62a)

During import, the package exfiltrates cryptocurrency wallet files.

Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.

Campaign: 2026-08-kotanku

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • exfiltration-crypto

  • uses-telegram-bot

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "import_time": "2026-08-10T06:38:36.541566959Z",
            "id": "pypi/2026-08-kotanku/btcflx",
            "sha256": "504aca220be0f03b6572f62dc3fc4a49ace09be61a969e39713c890f28afe62a",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-10T05:23:01.727996Z",
            "source": "kam193",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "IN-MAL-2026-017208",
            "import_time": "2026-08-10T11:51:54.951372596Z",
            "sha256": "839c411e8d33badaebd5e59b2d966dc000e631843a49ce9352caafd1b7dd9e12",
            "modified_time": "2026-08-10T11:50:28Z",
            "source": "amazon-inspector",
            "versions": [
                "0.1.0"
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / btcflx

Package

Name
btcflx
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:pypi/btcflx

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0

Database specific

cwes 
[
    {
        "description": "The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.",
        "name": "Embedded Malicious Code",
        "cweId": "CWE-506"
    }
]
indicators 
{
    "evidence_files": [
        {
            "path": "kotoraka/__init__.py",
            "tlsh": "a351f24ede6a440451b1938e2dc194b2c705326b6e10952f7ebc4a80afb08a6d672b7f",
            "sha256": "1f9b92b37899ca0f6f2edbffb3fa425a43e8927256f04fb5966be265b08bd8e2"
        }
    ],
    "package_integrity": [
        {
            "filename": "btcflx-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl",
            "hashes": {
                "sha256": "19239b12dd86b5fed87d4ac7d57fbdda6219903d6993dac2e12c1f60b805eeb5",
                "blake2b_256": "d872b83687bea02dcfabeb0eb6558694c496f53e167a19ac76dcb409f73979de",
                "md5": "cd798b2c937013481b0122b24e5bea2c"
            }
        },
        {
            "filename": "btcflx-0.1.0.tar.gz",
            "hashes": {
                "sha256": "049fa25b0dd3ebda91e2123769f3b3cb5d0059b58ea448f97d7f3d6f31685077",
                "blake2b_256": "27e9591904484235e87fca8dc3317fd68015dd1457bf24944ef6a94deb5562f6",
                "md5": "13a6f6eb32eb4ca155412c902e7edae9"
            }
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/btcflx/MAL-2026-13682.json"