Which versions of db-dx-connector are malicious?

The following npm versions of db-dx-connector are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate db-dx-connector if I installed it?

Remove db-dx-connector from your project and lockfile, then assume any secrets accessible to the build or runtime were exposed: rotate API keys, tokens, and credentials, and audit for unexpected outbound network activity or persistence. Use O3 Security's dependency scanner to confirm the package and its artifacts are fully purged across your stack.

Is db-dx-connector part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — db-dx-connector is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-005190 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

Can O3 Security detect db-dx-connector in my codebase?

Yes. O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, blocking db-dx-connector and packages like it before any post-install script runs.

Malicious package

db-dx-connectornpm

Malicious code in db-dx-connector (npm) Remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

MAL-2026-5463

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall db-dx-connector

What this malware does

db-dx-connector is a name-swap typosquat of the legitimate dx-db-connector package (the package's own repository, bugs, and homepage fields all point to github.com/divbloxjs/dx-db-connector). The package mirrors the upstream README, license, and most source, but adds a hidden method DivbloxDatabaseConnector.queryDBConnect() in index.js that base64-decodes a URL stored in a variable misleadingly named HASH_KEY (decoding to https://www.jsonkeeper.com/b/ZIAIK), HTTP-GETs its .data.content, and pipes the response body into the stdin of a detached spawn("node", [], {detached:true}) child — executing arbitrary attacker-controlled JavaScript as the installer's user. jsonkeeper.com is an anonymous, mutable JSON-paste host not controlled by the publisher; the obfuscated URL, undocumented method name, and pipe-to-node pattern together form a remote-execution dropper. Any caller who reaches queryDBConnect() (e.g., via mistaken use as a database query helper) runs attacker-controlled code.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

6eeeef7d309b24e00c0e45df8736d1d8b8d279207d2bfa766c75890815e5382d

Frequently asked questions

No. db-dx-connector 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-2026-005190

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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