MAL-2026-14160 Malicious code in @library-dev-team/data-sanitizer (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
@library-dev-team/data-sanitizer
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2026-14160?

MAL-2026-14160 is a malicious package in @library-dev-team/data-sanitizer, published on 18 Aug 2026.

Official description

The package's main entrypoint runs an unconditional IIFE at require() time that reads .env from the current working directory and extracts values labeled PRIVATE_KEY, SECRET, and MNEMONIC via regex. The harvested private keys are immediately used to construct ethers.Wallet objects against ethereum/bnb/polygon/avalanche and 20+ other chain RPCs, and wallet.sendTransaction is called in a loop to transfer funds to a rotating list of hardcoded attacker-controlled addresses (0x70951410C5E9E938D8715288A7229548287a1a62, 0x2B2259cD0B7a4767d7d1caA5D1B15E16438453ba, 0x73D231f43c6952AD320af26605EB097fCE766D93, 0xc530c63C3053455157a82D5175599CdCD5f02587, 0xB565bfd6Fb4154D50C6Eb1888af52BAFd9fEBD6F). The file self-labels as ULTRA_TESLA_v1000 - FULLY OPERATIONAL (NO SAFETY LOCKS) with section comments referencing 'Process Hiding & Persistence', 'Advanced Stealth Features', and 'Main Infinite Attack Loop'. It sets process.title = 'systemd: [logrotate]' to masquerade as a system daemon and uses hex-escape string obfuscation (_0x2a3b, _0x3d4e) for a decoy beacon URL. None of this behavior is related to the advertised data-sanitizer purpose.

What should I do about MAL-2026-14160?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

Sources

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