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Malicious package

money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbountnpm

Advisory published Updated

money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbount is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-3399) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 201.99.100). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbount (npm)

MAL-2026-3399
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbount

What this malware does

The package money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbount was found to contain malicious code.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbount' @ 201.99.100 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
201.99.100

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

72bed005637ce1e176a91f2823967cf51bd6922b80c71343d65da7097f6fabbe
35c3ecacb08f3cfb0b165eadaafd3a0d6acfffc34898a6149370c8cc9ba3843e

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package
  1. Find it

    Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbount (version 201.99.100).

  2. If you installed it — respond

    Remove money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbount 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbount 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. money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbount on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 201.99.100 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Credits

  • Amazon Inspector · finder
  • OpenSSF: Package Analysis · finder

Detect & block this

O3 blocks money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbount-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.

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money-badger-open-rpc-test-bugbount (npm) malicious package — MAL-2026-3399 | O3 Security