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MAL-2026-16142

Malicious code in python-fork (PyPI)

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## Source: kam193 (0bff88696e931354b786185cde4b21e28c27407203c5733ac31b52b7186c1e78) Importing the module starts a fork bomb, what can lead to destabilizing the system.

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

Campaign: 2026-09-python-fork

Reasons (based on the campaign):

- other

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Affected packages

PyPI/python-fork

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