Which versions of security-testing-research- are malicious?

The following npm versions of security-testing-research- are flagged malicious: 1.0.8. Treat any of these as compromised.

How do I remediate security-testing-research- if I installed it?

Remove security-testing-research- 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.

I already installed security-testing-research- — how do I know if it already compromised me?

If security-testing-research- 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 security-testing-research- part of a known attack campaign?

Yes — security-testing-research- is associated with the RLMA-2025-06472 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 security-testing-research- across my projects, lockfiles, and CI pipelines?

Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for security-testing-research- (version 1.0.8).

Malicious package

security-testing-research-npm

Advisory published Dec 23, 2025Updated Jan 2, 2026

security-testing-research- is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2025-192859) that executes malicious code on install (malicious version 1.0.8). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Malicious code in security-testing-research- (npm)

MAL-2025-192859

Immediate action

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

npm uninstall security-testing-research-

What this malware does

The package security-testing-research- was found to contain malicious code.

Malicious versions

1 flagged

1.0.8

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

89cca78ed720c7c4537282c3bc644d767b58accfabbb49e9ee9202cb45d00c9a

e1f34b8854e99d88612993478ac4dfc68adae6ccc14b803326db34b25357ec90

Detection & response playbook

Malicious package

Find it
Search your lockfiles and build artifacts for security-testing-research- (version 1.0.8).
If you installed it — respond
Remove security-testing-research- 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 security-testing-research- 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. security-testing-research- 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

RLMA-2025-06472

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks security-testing-research--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.

Malware detection Runtime egress monitoring

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