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simple-date-formatter-new-15npm

simple-date-formatter-new-15 is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-17161) 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 simple-date-formatter-new-15 (npm)

MAL-2026-17161
Immediate action
Remove the package, then rotate any secrets the build/runtime could reach.
npm uninstall simple-date-formatter-new-15

What this malware does

The package's package.json postinstall script curls cloud instance-metadata endpoints (AWS IMDS at 169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/sts-credential, Alibaba/Tencent metadata at metadata.tencentyun.com and 169.254.0.23) into /tmp files and POSTs their concatenated contents plus ls -la /data/ output to a remote collector (placeholder host YOUR_BURP_SERVER). The tarball additionally ships postinstall.js containing getSSHKeys(), which reads ~/.ssh from the installer's home directory along with username/platform metadata and POSTs the payload over HTTPS to a hardcoded bare IP 124.221.154.135:443/post. Installing the package runs the lifecycle exfiltration automatically; the SSH-key harvester is bundled dropper code aligned with the same intent. The trivial 'date formatter' name and the presence of a placeholder collector indicate a PoC/typosquat stub in an ongoing credential-theft campaign.

Malicious versions

1 flagged
1.0.0

Indicators of compromise (SHA-256)

005b96d3c3d5f1a071c40a8b72ea22b5e0221db32cfffacfc8f2343f0ee97eb0

Detection & response playbook

Credential / info stealer
  1. Find it

    Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for simple-date-formatter-new-15 (version 1.0.0). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging simple-date-formatter-new-15 across your stack and pipelines.

  2. If you installed it — respond

    simple-date-formatter-new-15 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.

  3. Did it already run?

    If simple-date-formatter-new-15 was ever installed, its post-install/runtime payload may have already executed. O3's L7 egress monitoring and runtime eBPF sensors detect the credential exfiltration or command-and-control callback after install and block the malicious outbound channel, so you catch and contain the actual compromise — not just the presence of the package.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 blocks simple-date-formatter-new-15 before install through its supply-chain scanner, and if it has already run, detects and severs the exfiltration or C2 callback at runtime through L7 egress monitoring and eBPF.

Frequently asked questions

No. simple-date-formatter-new-15 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-2026-020506

References

Credits

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Detect & block this

O3 blocks simple-date-formatter-new-15-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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