MAL-2026-16382 Malicious code in take-home-caller-id (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
take-home-caller-id
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2026-16382?

MAL-2026-16382 is a malicious package in take-home-caller-id, published on 22 Sep 2026.

Official description

package.json declares a preinstall hook that runs index.js on npm install. index.js collects host identifiers via os.hostname() and os.userInfo(), reads homedir, DNS server list, and cwd, and reads /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts via fs.readFileSync. The collected data is POSTed over HTTPS to the Burp Collaborator subdomain 0decr93bem6onemg3dmbydi6rxxrli97.oastify.com. The package name suggests an unrelated 'caller id' utility, but the shipped code performs only reconnaissance and exfiltration at install time; no legitimate functionality accompanies the network callback. The oastify.com destination is a Burp Collaborator out-of-band host used for exfiltration/beaconing, not a documented service endpoint of this package.

What should I do about MAL-2026-16382?

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

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