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id: MAL-2026-14542
title: Malicious code in trongridet (PyPI)
summary: Malicious code in trongridet (PyPI)
severity: none
vendor: trongridet
product: trongridet
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - trongridet
published: '2026-08-26'
updated: '2026-08-26'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2026-14542'
references:
  - url: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron_(blockchain)'
  - url: 'https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/trongridet'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
ingestedAt: '2026-08-27T19:27:45.845Z'
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## Overview


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## Source: kam193 (d37e79174370b2dcd44b05ddb583e65d2e0b878033aa0702653294dc965a3483)
Package appears to be designed for private key exfiltration, but no known usage. The name appears to be related to the cryptocurrency TRX (Tron / Tronix). Some packages additionally clone the readme of other, legit libraries. The similar packages are repeating uploaded to PyPI


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


Campaign: 2025-04-tronix


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - exfiltration-generic


 - crypto-related


## Affected packages

- `trongridet`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.