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Malicious package

bigops-chat-files-hub-clientnpm

Advisory published Updated

bigops-chat-files-hub-client is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-12155) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 35.4.6). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in bigops-chat-files-hub-client (npm)

MAL-2026-12155
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall bigops-chat-files-hub-client

What this malware does

The package's main entry index.js require()s./shim, which on load fetches a platform-specific binary from obfuscated Cloudflare Workers hosts (oob-worker.cf101-adf.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf99-9b3.workers.dev, oob-worker.cf103-070.workers.dev) with a *.dl.wel1.ru fallback, writes it to a temp path as dotnet_diag<hex>.exe or.cache_<hex>, chmods it 0755, and spawns it detached via /bin/sh -c or cmd.exe /c start /b. Destination hostnames are reconstructed at runtime from split string fragments joined with.join("") to hide them from static inspection. A second dropper module lib/telemetry.js (81 KB) ships in the tarball with the same base64-chunk decode + spawn + chmod 0755 mechanics wrapped in Sentry-like class names; it is not on the reachable require() graph in this version but is present for future activation. Telemetry-themed filenames and opt-out env vars (DISABLE_TELEMETRY, ANALYTICS_OPT_OUT, DO_NOT_TRACK) provide cover. The stated purpose (chat files hub client) has no legitimate need to fetch and execute native binaries from anonymous edge-worker hosts.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
35.4.6

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

77deda11667a4ff5ed546ed7c8279d8cad81eb78b67d9e90208122522b8f681b

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for bigops-chat-files-hub-client (version 35.4.6).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    bigops-chat-files-hub-client 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 bigops-chat-files-hub-client 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. bigops-chat-files-hub-client on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 35.4.6 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-014402

References

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks bigops-chat-files-hub-client-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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