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Malicious package

@hrmony/account-managementnpm

Advisory published Updated

@hrmony/account-management is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-17249) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.99.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @hrmony/account-management (npm)

MAL-2026-17249
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall @hrmony/account-management

What this malware does

The main module executes on require/import via a top-level await. It queries the AWS IMDSv2 metadata service at 169.254.169.254 to retrieve instance identity, IAM role temporary credentials, user-data, and network information; enumerates all of process.env; and recursively reads Kubernetes-mounted secrets from /var/run/secrets/. The collected data is POSTed to the hardcoded attacker-controlled endpoint https://hrnmn.dd.h4x.tv/save_instance_info_from_pkge_hrmony_account-management. The package name uses a private-looking scope (@hrmony) and declares an unpinned dependency on @hrmony/kit-5, consistent with a dependency-confusion / scope-squat attack targeting an internal npm scope.

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

1 flagged
1.99.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

67b699bc4a206505ba0cf224888996e37fe00dff5ffb737e3b95b9fd139b910f
be95ecea395adda8813554a4b3a394a191e3d0b98ee5667e30dc85b59d17854c

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @hrmony/account-management (version 1.99.0).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    @hrmony/account-management is built to steal secrets, so assume every credential the build or runtime could read is compromised. Remove it from your project and lockfile, then rotate ALL exposed secrets — npm/registry tokens, cloud keys, CI/CD secrets, SSH keys, and any .env values — from a known-clean machine. Audit logs for unauthorized use of those credentials.

  3. Did it already run?

    If @hrmony/account-management 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.

Frequently asked questions

No. @hrmony/account-management on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.99.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-020663GHSA-ppvh-5qcf-3gvr

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks @hrmony/account-management-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.

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@hrmony/account-management (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-17249 | O3 Security