related_blackbird-toolteadevnpm
Advisory published Updated
related_blackbird-toolteadev is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-18666) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 2.1.1). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in related_blackbird-toolteadev (npm)
What this malware does
Part of a self-republishing campaign: the package ships auto.js, which in a loop gives the package a new random name, rewrites package.json and runs npm publish to publish the package again under the new name. Self-replicating publication is the propagation step of a registry worm and fills the registry with copies. Version examined: 2.1.1; tarball SHA-256 d889bb1a1d8f63c6103dc3a023c76def899e0c3e0d888409a086dc995b12762c.
Malicious versions
Detection & response playbook
Malicious packageFind it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for related_blackbird-toolteadev (version 2.1.1).
If you installed it — respond
Remove related_blackbird-toolteadev 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 related_blackbird-toolteadev 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
Credits
- Oluwatosin Amokeodo · finder
Detect & block this
O3 blocks related_blackbird-toolteadev-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.