MAL-2026-11531 Malicious code in @zzzgenesis00/hdkey-wallet (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-11531 is a malicious package: @zzzgenesis00/hdkey-wallet (npm). Every version was published to cause harm.
Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11531/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-11531/index.md)
- Package
- @zzzgenesis00/hdkey-wallet
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-11531?
MAL-2026-11531 is a malicious package in @zzzgenesis00/hdkey-wallet, published on 4 Aug 2026.
Official description
On npm install, scripts.postinstall executes postinstall.js which harvests installer-side secrets and host reconnaissance and transmits them to attacker-controlled destinations. Collected data includes: hostname, username, homedir, platform, arch, Node version, and cwd; contents/metadata of ~/.ssh, ~/.npmrc, and ~/.gitconfig; browser credential store paths (Chrome/Firefox cookies, login data, key4.db); presence of wallet directories (.bitcoin,.ethereum,.solana,.metamask,.exodus,.electrum,.tron, etc.); and roughly 30 credential-shaped environment variables including NPM_TOKEN, NODE_AUTH_TOKEN, GITHUB_TOKEN, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, PRIVATE_KEY, MNEMONIC, and SEED_PHRASE. The aggregated payload is sent to api.telegram.org via a hardcoded bot token and chat id, with a secondary POST channel to 40f955f39128bd79-178-249-214-24.serveousercontent.com/collect. The package is published under the unrelated @zzzgenesis00 scope while its metadata impersonates the cryptocoinjs maintainer and points its homepage at github.com/cryptocoinjs/hdkey-wallet; identifiers in the postinstall are obfuscated (_wgw, _ddo, _bkv, _cp, _ht, _tk, _ch) and framed with a cover comment describing 'postinstall environment verification'.
What should I do about MAL-2026-11531?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.