reyz4you-baileys-v1npm
Advisory published Updated
reyz4you-baileys-v1 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-19007) that executes malicious code on install (malicious versions 1.0.2, 1.0.4, 1.0.5…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in reyz4you-baileys-v1 (npm)
What this malware does
reyz4you-baileys-v1 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 index.js sends the WhatsApp w:mex FOLLOW query for the channel ID(s) 120363405947742419@newsletter, 120363421096003443@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 reyz4you-baileys-v1 (8 malicious versions).
If you installed it — respond
Remove reyz4you-baileys-v1 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 reyz4you-baileys-v1 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 reyz4you-baileys-v1-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.