Which versions of akamai-sensorv3 are malicious?

The following npm versions of akamai-sensorv3 are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate akamai-sensorv3 if I installed it?

akamai-sensorv3 establishes remote access, so treat any host that installed it as fully compromised. Isolate the machine, remove the package, rotate all credentials it could reach, and rebuild from a trusted image rather than cleaning in place — a backdoor may have planted additional persistence.

I already installed akamai-sensorv3 — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If akamai-sensorv3 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 akamai-sensorv3 part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — akamai-sensorv3 is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-014455 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 akamai-sensorv3 across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for akamai-sensorv3 (version 1.0.0).

Malicious package

akamai-sensorv3npm

Advisory published Aug 5, 2026Updated Aug 5, 2026

akamai-sensorv3 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12139) that opens a backdoor for remote access (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in akamai-sensorv3 (npm)

MAL-2026-12139

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall akamai-sensorv3

What this malware does

The package advertises itself as an 'akamai generator' but its main API is a covert remote-code-execution loader. Calling the exported sensor() triggers sync-metrics.touch(), which reads a comment in index.js whose body is not ASCII but a long run of Unicode variation-selector codepoints (U+FE00-FE0F, U+E0100-E01EF). An unpack() routine maps those invisible codepoints back to bytes, producing a JavaScript payload that is then executed via new Function('require', batch)(require) — giving the decoded code full require access to child_process, http, fs, os, and path. The decoded payload contacts a hardcoded C2 at http://souichidomain1870.xyz:5000/packageStarter. In parallel, fromCalendar() fetches a hardcoded public Google Calendar ICS feed owned by [email protected], scans DESCRIPTION lines for a URL (plain or base64-encoded), appends /generate, and returns JSON from that endpoint to callers — an attacker-mutable dead-drop for changing the runtime target without republishing the package. The invisible-character source comment, dynamic new Function evaluation, calendar-based endpoint resolution, and akamai-branded cover story together constitute a hidden remote-control implant, not a sensor-generation utility.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

d1cece1e9d08a52387c6bf8eefd462c4b94a8bb810f87632fd3fdb105e9410e2

Detection & response playbook

Backdoor / remote access

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for akamai-sensorv3 (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
akamai-sensorv3 establishes remote access, so treat any host that installed it as fully compromised. Isolate the machine, remove the package, rotate all credentials it could reach, and rebuild from a trusted image rather than cleaning in place — a backdoor may have planted additional persistence.
Did it already run?
If akamai-sensorv3 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. akamai-sensorv3 on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.0 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-014455

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks akamai-sensorv3-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the C2 callback and severs the channel.

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