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Malicious package

bnppf-flag-iconsnpm

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bnppf-flag-icons is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-16350) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 99.99.99). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in bnppf-flag-icons (npm)

MAL-2026-16350
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall bnppf-flag-icons

What this malware does

The package ships poc.js and wires it to both preinstall and postinstall lifecycle hooks in package.json, so it runs automatically on npm install. poc.js requires os and https, reads os.hostname() and os.userInfo().username, and sends them via HTTPS GET to a hardcoded webhook.site collector at https://webhook.site/f3d7a882-435a-4959-a4e9-18a3886f3447. The package name suggests a flag-icons library but the shipped code performs only host identifier exfiltration to an anonymous third-party collector; the version 99.99.99 is consistent with a dependency-confusion attempt. Installing the package causes the installer's hostname and OS username to be transmitted to an attacker-controlled endpoint.

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
99.99.99

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

689227d0fdfe4abc108c7dfc5b5b97e752182a410265c141ca33161247619e78
e0671ec4edd4de7b54d08681640fe67e830c3599cc0a0c6765f3139f9fb7e653

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for bnppf-flag-icons (version 99.99.99).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    bnppf-flag-icons 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 bnppf-flag-icons 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. bnppf-flag-icons on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 99.99.99 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-020261GHSA-34p9-xxp2-hv3g

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks bnppf-flag-icons-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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