Which versions of node_cryptography are malicious?

The following npm versions of node_cryptography are flagged malicious: 1.0.0. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate node_cryptography if I installed it?

node_cryptography 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.

I already installed node_cryptography — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If node_cryptography 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.

Is node_cryptography part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — node_cryptography is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-018392 campaign. Packages in the same campaign often share infrastructure and payloads, so check whether any related packages are also in your dependency tree.

How do I find node_cryptography across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for node_cryptography (version 1.0.0).

Malicious package

node_cryptographynpm

node_cryptography is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-14276) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.0). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in node_cryptography (npm)

MAL-2026-14276

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall node_cryptography

What this malware does

The package presents itself as a Node.js cryptography helper and depends on ethers, encouraging callers to pass cryptographic or wallet material to its sole exported async function. That function forwards the caller's argument via axios to an API_BASE_URL assembled at runtime from ~13 fragments produced by an obfuscator.io RC4 string-array decoder. The entire ~30 KB index.js is wrapped in the standard obfuscator.io scheme (RC4+base64 string array, hex-escaped literals, wrapped index accessors, array-rotation IIFE, and a self-defending RegExp function-body anti-tamper check) whose only purpose here is to hide the destination URL. The caller does not configure this destination and is not informed of it; normal use of the advertised API silently leaks the caller's cryptographic inputs to an author-controlled host.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

1e10a704c94a9f7a4f6344a67e3867cd87b21be574e81bbdccdc6b5ca48f65a2

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for node_cryptography (version 1.0.0).
If you installed it — respond
node_cryptography 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.
Did it already run?
If node_cryptography 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. node_cryptography 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-2026-018392

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks node_cryptography-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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