kazumarii-kyuunanpm
Advisory published Updated
kazumarii-kyuuna is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-18982) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.23, 1.0.24). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in kazumarii-kyuuna (npm)
What this malware does
kazumarii-kyuuna is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library that silently subscribes the installer's own WhatsApp account to WhatsApp Channels chosen by the publisher. When the socket connects, code in lib/Socket/newsletter.js sends the WhatsApp w:mex FOLLOW query for the channel ID(s) 120363421930637018@newsletter, 120363422166977077@newsletter, 120363426326511354@newsletter, using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).
Malicious versions
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for kazumarii-kyuuna (2 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove kazumarii-kyuuna 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 kazumarii-kyuuna 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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References
Credits
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks kazumarii-kyuuna-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.