MAL-2026-5330

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Import Source
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/bittensor-burn-alert/MAL-2026-5330.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MAL-2026-5330
Published
2026-06-08T15:33:36Z
Modified
2026-06-08T19:30:52.601470001Z
Summary
Malicious code in bittensor-burn-alert (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (fe199e0ca267ae05d6213339b5d925218af5b5c2d884dfb4c74bc99b81a19c0f)

The package contains code to steal clipboard content to a predefined remote location. If run in the right way, the code will periodically check the clipboard and if the content matches the pattern, exfiltrates it. Early versions contain this behavior mentioned in the README. The targeted data are likely cryptocurrency secret phrases.

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

Campaign: 2026-06-clip-logger

Reasons (based on the campaign):

  • clipboard-stealing

  • crypto-related

Database specific 
{
    "malicious-packages-origins": [
        {
            "sha256": "fe199e0ca267ae05d6213339b5d925218af5b5c2d884dfb4c74bc99b81a19c0f",
            "modified_time": "2026-06-08T16:28:58.148418Z",
            "id": "pypi/2026-06-clip-logger/bittensor-burn-alert",
            "import_time": "2026-06-08T16:48:32.68420177Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.7.3",
                "1.7.4",
                "1.7.5"
            ],
            "source": "kam193"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "dff7daa35cef031719bab0430db9c62c319f671f8b23651506c5b54db6a7e409",
            "modified_time": "2026-06-08T16:51:05.084823Z",
            "id": "pypi/2026-06-clip-logger/bittensor-burn-alert",
            "import_time": "2026-06-08T18:03:45.22791152Z",
            "versions": [
                "1.7.3",
                "1.7.4",
                "1.7.5"
            ],
            "source": "kam193"
        },
        {
            "sha256": "56705160c9280ed8e047a6c397c6828e6e339775be7daca098eca431ee0f3b4a",
            "modified_time": "2026-06-08T16:51:05.084823Z",
            "id": "pypi/2026-06-clip-logger/bittensor-burn-alert",
            "versions": [
                "1.7.3",
                "1.7.4",
                "1.7.5"
            ],
            "import_time": "2026-06-08T19:19:19.161414877Z",
            "source": "kam193"
        }
    ]
}
References
Credits

Affected packages

PyPI / bittensor-burn-alert

Package

Name
bittensor-burn-alert
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Purl
pkg:pypi/bittensor-burn-alert

Affected ranges

Affected versions

1.*
1.7.3
1.7.4
1.7.5

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/main/osv/malicious/pypi/bittensor-burn-alert/MAL-2026-5330.json"