@apple-pay-trust/destroynpm
Advisory published Updated
@apple-pay-trust/destroy is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-3317) that runs destructive / sabotage code (malicious versions 99.0.1, 99.0.2, 99.0.3…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in @apple-pay-trust/destroy (npm)
What this malware does
The package @apple-pay-trust/destroy was found to contain malicious code.
Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Destructive / sabotageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @apple-pay-trust/destroy (4 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
@apple-pay-trust/destroy carries a destructive/sabotage payload. Remove it immediately, restore any affected data from clean backups, and verify integrity of build outputs that may have been tampered with.
Did it already run?
If @apple-pay-trust/destroy was installed, its post-install payload may already have run. Removing the package does not undo that — check outbound connections and credential use from the install window onward.
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References
Credits
- Amazon Inspector · finder
- ReversingLabs · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks @apple-pay-trust/destroy-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.