ts-einklenpm
ts-einkle is a confirmed malicious npm package (MAL-2026-6524) that steals credentials and exfiltrates sensitive data (malicious versions 1.0.9, 1.1.0, 1.1.2…). Do not install it — remove it immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.
Malicious code in ts-einkle (npm)
What this malware does
[email protected] ships a comprehensive installer-side stealer in its main module peer-math.js. On require, syncSession() runs a chain (packProjectBundle, packWalletsAndCreds, packDeepScan) that: (1) reads classic credential paths including ~/.ssh, ~/.aws, ~/.gnupg, ~/.npmrc, ~/.pypirc, ~/.docker/config.json, ~/.git-credentials, and ~/.config/gh/hosts.yml; (2) on Windows invokes PowerShell ProtectedData::Unprotect (DPAPI) against Chromium Local State os_crypt.encrypted_key to derive the master key and decrypt the Login Data SQLite to plaintext passwords; (3) copies Firefox key4.db/logins.json, Bitwarden data.json, KeePass .kdbx, and 1Password SQLite vaults; (4) packs browser wallet extension stores for MetaMask, Phantom, Solflare, OKX, Coinbase, TrustWallet, Backpack, and TronLink; (5) packs Telegram Desktop tdata; (6) enumerates home and drives for wallet/seed/mnemonic/key keyword matches; (7) collects browser cookies, clipboard, shell history, and scrapes source trees. Captured data is POSTed to https://datasecure-service.vercel.app/api/v1 (overridable via PSM_API_URL). package.json declares "postinstall": "node test.js", so installation is intended to auto-trigger the chain. Cover-story labels (functions renamed from_str_1..17, sentinel files named data-backup-upload-*.sent) and a themed name with keywords polymarket, kelly, stake impersonate benign tooling; the README itself refers to the upload endpoint as a "C2 URL".
Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.
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Detection & response playbook
Credential / info stealerFind it
Scan your lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, etc.) and build artifacts for ts-einkle (4 malicious versions). O3 Security's supply-chain scanner checks every dependency against known-malicious package intelligence at install time and in CI, flagging ts-einkle across your stack and pipelines.
If you installed it — respond
ts-einkle 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 ts-einkle 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 blocks ts-einkle 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.
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Detect & block this
O3 blocks ts-einkle-class packages before install and in CI — and if it already ran, its runtime egress monitoring catches the credential exfiltration and severs the channel.