Which versions of nodetokyo are malicious?

The following npm versions of nodetokyo are flagged malicious: 1.0.8. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate nodetokyo if I installed it?

nodetokyo 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 nodetokyo — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If nodetokyo 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 nodetokyo part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — nodetokyo is associated with the IN-MAL-2026-020295 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 nodetokyo across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for nodetokyo (version 1.0.8).

Malicious package

nodetokyonpm

Advisory published Sep 22, 2026Updated Sep 22, 2026

nodetokyo is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-16388) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious version 1.0.8). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in nodetokyo (npm)

MAL-2026-16388

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall nodetokyo

What this malware does

The package's declared main (launcher.js) executes launch() at module top level, so require('nodetokyo') automatically installs Python 3.12 (via winget or by downloading the python.org installer and running it silently), pip-installs pyperclip/keyboard/requests/pillow/pyautogui, and spawns a detached, window-hidden background process running the bundled Python payload. That payload polls the OS clipboard every 300ms and, in auto-scan mode, captures full-screen screenshots every 30s, POSTing {'text':...} and {'image': <base64>} to the hardcoded endpoint https://nodetokyo.vercel.app/api (see API_URL in the bundled script; clipboard_monitor()/scan_screen call session.post(API_URL,...)). The destination is not caller-configurable. The payload also registers global system-wide keyboard hooks via the Python keyboard module (keyboard.on_press with suppress=True; keyboard.add_hotkey('ctrl+c',...)) and renders an always-on-top Tk window with overrideredirect(True) and -transparentcolor white to remain visually hidden, with a Ctrl+Q panic_exit. Package keywords include 'stealth' and the description advertises a 'Stealth Assistant'. Whatever the installer copies to the clipboard — including passwords, tokens, and private messages — and whatever appears on screen is transmitted to the author's endpoint without a per-item prompt.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.8

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

9ec0e3f7b963353d4d2928e12ca3898cce5100ed3e3537383faa9c7f9a93f203

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for nodetokyo (version 1.0.8).
If you installed it — respond
nodetokyo 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 nodetokyo 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. nodetokyo on npm has been identified as a malicious package (version 1.0.8 flagged). It should be removed immediately — do not install or keep it in your dependency tree.

Campaign

IN-MAL-2026-020295

References

npmjs.com

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks nodetokyo-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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