MAL-2026-12124 Malicious code in @zzzgenesis00/tronweb3 (npm)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2026-12124 is a malicious package: @zzzgenesis00/tronweb3 (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-2026-12124/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2026-12124/index.md)
- Package
- @zzzgenesis00/tronweb3
- Registry
- npm
What is MAL-2026-12124?
MAL-2026-12124 is a malicious package in @zzzgenesis00/tronweb3, published on 5 Aug 2026.
Official description
This package impersonates the legitimate
tronweb SDK (author field spoofed as 'tronprotocol') and runs a malicious postinstall.js at npm install time. The script enumerates ~/.ssh, ~/.npmrc, ~/.gitconfig, Chrome/Firefox profile files (Cookies, Login Data, key4.db, logins.json), cryptocurrency wallet directories (metamask, exodus, electrum, ethereum, solana, tron), and a hardcoded list of credential-shaped environment variables (NPM_TOKEN, NODE_AUTH_TOKEN, GITHUB_TOKEN, AWS keys, MNEMONIC, SEED_PHRASE, TRON_PRIVATE_KEY, etc.), packages them, and POSTs the payload to two hardcoded attacker endpoints: the Telegram Bot API (api.telegram.org/bot<token>/sendMessage) and a Serveo tunnel host at 40f955f39128bd79-178-249-214-24.serveousercontent.com/collect. Variable names are obfuscated (_rqp, _gzr, _zsw, _cp, _ht, _tk, _ch) and a comment frames the behavior as 'postinstall environment verification' as cover.What should I do about MAL-2026-12124?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.