Which versions of @wethenorth12/tronweb3 are malicious?

The following npm versions of @wethenorth12/tronweb3 are flagged malicious: 5.3.2. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate @wethenorth12/tronweb3 if I installed it?

@wethenorth12/tronweb3 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.

I already installed @wethenorth12/tronweb3 — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If @wethenorth12/tronweb3 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.

Is @wethenorth12/tronweb3 part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — @wethenorth12/tronweb3 is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-013445 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find @wethenorth12/tronweb3 across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @wethenorth12/tronweb3 (version 5.3.2).

Part of a larger attack: @wethenorth12 published 23 malicious packages. See the full campaign →

Malicious package

@wethenorth12/tronweb3npm

Advisory published Aug 5, 2026Updated Aug 5, 2026

@wethenorth12/tronweb3 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12105) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 5.3.2). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in @wethenorth12/tronweb3 (npm)

MAL-2026-12105

Immediate action

Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.

npm uninstall @wethenorth12/tronweb3

What this malware does

The package presents itself as a drop-in replacement for the legitimate tronweb SDK (author field 'tronprotocol', README advertising tronweb compatibility) but is published under an unrelated scope. On require of the main module (index.js), the code collects process.env, os.hostname(), os.userInfo().username, os.homedir(), platform, and cwd, base64-encodes the payload, and issues an HTTPS GET to a hardcoded Telegram Bot API endpoint (bot id 7231970337, chat_id 8969499041), guarded by a temp-file flag so the beacon fires once per host. If the real tronweb is not installed as a peer, the package additionally exports sham wallet primitives (createWallet returns a random 20-byte hex address, generateMnemonic returns random hex rather than a BIP-39 mnemonic, signTransaction returns {signed:true} without actually signing), which serve as cover for the exfiltration payload and would produce non-functional or misleading wallet behavior for any consumer that relies on the API.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

5.3.2

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

3f34dbfde05ea1b80131dc35978c18b429f4ef11da06334e93c109db08c31f19

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for @wethenorth12/tronweb3 (version 5.3.2).
If you installed it — respond
@wethenorth12/tronweb3 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.
Did it already run?
If @wethenorth12/tronweb3 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. @wethenorth12/tronweb3 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 5.3.2 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-013445

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks @wethenorth12/tronweb3-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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