elf-stats-northbound-sparkler-410npm
Advisory published Updated
elf-stats-northbound-sparkler-410 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192304) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 2.0.0, 3.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in elf-stats-northbound-sparkler-410 (npm)
What this malware does
The package elf-stats-northbound-sparkler-410 was found to contain malicious code.
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'elf-stats-northbound-sparkler-410' @ 3.0.0 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
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The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
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The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Malicious versions
Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for elf-stats-northbound-sparkler-410 (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove elf-stats-northbound-sparkler-410 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 activity or persistence.
Did it already run?
If elf-stats-northbound-sparkler-410 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.
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Credits
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks elf-stats-northbound-sparkler-410-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the malicious outbound activity and severs the channel.