GitHub Advisory malware sweep, 20 October 2026
GHSA 2026-10-19/20 batch (~150+ advisories). PyPI asurion + vinted-mocked-apis kam193 dep-confusion pentest probes at 99.0.0. New npm @an1mshnpmb9c84920 scope burst (7 attack-framework-shaped stage/pipe/oidc-cross/gat-scope packages). AI-assistant setup lure cluster (8 packages: codex-setup, chatgpt-pro-setup-tool, chatgpt-desktop-setup, claude-desktop-setup, @decoopus/claude-setup, @decoopus/chatgpt-setup, api-anthropic, chatgpt-pro-activator). Baileys-lure wave 7 (8 slugs). sc-geeksquad-core/sc-font-icons Best Buy / Geek Squad dep-confusion (hardcoded 75.119.137.232:31337/depconfuse).
Published 20 Oct 2026
Every version named by the advisory is in the scanner, so a lockfile check finds it directly.
- Severity
- Medium
- Type
- Advisory sweep
- Published
- 20 Oct 2026
- Ecosystems
- npmPyPI
- Detected by
- GitHub Advisory Database, OpenSSF malicious-packages, Amazon Inspector, kam193 bad-packages
- Also known as
- 2026-10-20 GHSA sweep, asurion vinted-mocked-apis kam193 PyPI dep-confusion, @an1mshnpmb9c84920 attack-framework burst
- Source
- github.com
Advisory sweep. A dated batch of GitHub Advisory Database malware entries collected together. A sweep mixes kinds - typosquats, dependency-confusion probes, boilerplate takedowns with no published analysis, and occasionally real payloads - and its severity reflects the worst confirmed item, not the batch as a whole.
The full picture
Between 2026-10-19 06:00 UTC (yesterdays sweep cutoff) and 2026-10-20 06:00 UTC (todays ingest-window start), the GitHub Advisory Database published ~150+ fresh malware advisories. The great majority are automated-publication noise (SEO-spam music-download typosquats, 6-char gibberish takedowns, and other low-signal CWE-506 boilerplate) with no vendor runtime analysis published. The clusters below are the day`s notable operator-shaped activity.
Headlines
PyPI asurion + vinted-mocked-apis kam193 dep-confusion probes (Cluster A, 2 packages at 99.0.0): asurion is the only 2026-10-20 publication in this sweep; both are classic kam193 bug-bounty / red-team install-time host-info exfil, no credential or RCE payload.
@an1mshnpmb9c84920 npm scope attack-framework-shaped burst (Cluster B, 7 packages): stage-outer/stage-repo/stage-fn/pipe-dns/pipe-compat/oidc-cross/gat-scope-target module names read like worm staging primitives rather than coincidental slugs. All tombstoned to 0.0.1-security within ~5 minutes of initial publish; no runtime analysis available because the original versions were taken down before vendor collection.
AI-assistant setup lure cluster (Cluster C, 8 packages across OpenAI + Anthropic brand surfaces): codex-setup, chatgpt-pro-setup-tool, chatgpt-desktop-setup, claude-desktop-setup, chatgpt-pro-activator, api-anthropic, @decoopus/claude-setup, @decoopus/chatgpt-setup. Likely operator-shared with the earlier anthropic-setup lure (MAL-2026-12510, Aug 2026) that hijacked ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to sugarball.vercel.app - pattern-matched inference, not confirmed from today`s records.
sc-geeksquad-core + sc-font-icons Best Buy / Geek Squad dep-confusion (Cluster D, 2 packages at 9999.0.0 + 99.9.1): preinstall script HTTP-GETs host/user/cwd/registry/CI-slug reconnaissance to http://75.119.137.232:31337/depconfuse - sharp network IOC.
Baileys-lure wave 7 (Cluster E, 8 new slugs): the largest single-day Baileys-brand-impersonation burst to date, directly extending the week-running campaign.
bs58x64 crypto-wallet-encoding typosquats (Cluster F, 3 packages): shadows the ubiquitous bs58 base58 encoding library used in every Solana / Bitcoin / Monero wallet SDK; CWE-506 boilerplate, no runtime analysis.
Classification
sweep. Severity medium - every cluster today is at the dep-confusion / lure / typosquat / CWE-506-boilerplate tier with no confirmed credential-stealer or RCE payload reaching a legitimate dependency people already use. No cluster independently merits high because the only runtime-confirmed payload (Cluster D, hardcoded IP exfil of host-info) is reconnaissance-only. No cluster merits critical - no hijack of a legitimate existing upstream and no worm propagation observed today.
Discovery
GitHub Advisory Database, OpenSSF malicious-packages, Amazon Inspector (Cluster D source hashes), kam193 bad-packages (Cluster A source hashes).
34 packages 36 versions
- npm@an1mshnpmb9c84920/gat-scope-target-125ec19a*→
- npm@an1mshnpmb9c84920/oidc-cross-cafb9d929e*→
- npm@an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-compat-m19r8*→
- npm@an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-dns-m19t2*→
- npm@an1mshnpmb9c84920/stage-fn-m19p2*→
- npm@an1mshnpmb9c84920/stage-outer-m19s5*→
- npm@an1mshnpmb9c84920/stage-repo-m19g7*→
- npm@decoopus/chatgpt-setup*→
- npm@decoopus/claude-setup*→
- npmaemath-baileys*→
- npmaldi02-baileys*→
- npmapi-anthropic*→
- PyPIasurion99.0.0→
- npmbase58x64*→
- npmbs58x64*→
- npmbs58x64.js*→
- npmchatgpt-desktop-setup*→
- npmchatgpt-pro-activator*→
- npmchatgpt-pro-setup-tool*→
- npmclaude-desktop-setup*→
- npmcodex-setup*→
- npmichigo-baileys*→
- npmitem-validator*→
- npmitems-validator*→
- npmrubbydev-crash-baileys*→
- npmsc-font-icons9999.0.099.9.1→
- npmsc-geeksquad-core9999.0.099.9.1→
- npmticketcathayoct12*→
- PyPIvinted-mocked-apis99.0.0→
- npmxcvrenzcompany*→
- npmxzbails*→
- npmxzvexpzcbailey*→
- npmzero-baileys*→
- npmzeroz-baileys*→
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What it does if you installed it
- Cluster A - PyPI
asurion+vinted-mocked-apiskam193 dep-confusion pentest probes (dependency-confusion;GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentestcampaign identifier, 99.0.0 sentinel versions; both packages override the install command insetup.pyto run install-time code; both exfiltrate basic host info only, no further payload):asurion@99.0.0(GHSA-59m7-pf46-28fr, MAL-2026-18045, source hashkam19305820dd77e1f73d1a01797af6f10c6fa4ae22038be3fcd6a8cbd8c117cf6436c; published 2026-10-20, the only 2026-10-20 publication in this sweep) andvinted-mocked-apis@99.0.0(GHSA-jgrw-w3x3-w5cp, MAL-2026-17943, source hashkam193c71ab868e2ac254cfa135aa73c1ed19a3ddb1c82793efa3ff8466c3c5aa44b02+ossf-package-analysis55332d91b2afbf62923f1d853c6df3a5c8f768797a3176effdecba07b91d4fbf, OSSF Package Analysis separately flagged for communicating with a domain associated with malicious activity; published 2026-10-19). Both are classic kam193 bad-packages probes: public PyPI squats on names that could plausibly map to internal registries (asurion= telecommunications insurance brand,vinted-mocked-apis= test-fixture scope for the Vinted marketplace). Severitymediumfor this cluster (dep-confusion probe tier - confirmed install-time code and basic host-info exfil, no credential or RCE payload disclosed;kam193is a known bug-bounty / red-team actor who publishes to the99.0.0sentinel to catch internal-registry misresolution) - Cluster B - npm
@an1mshnpmb9c84920scope: attack-framework-shaped stage/pipe/oidc-cross/gat-scope burst (malicious-package; 7 packages all tombstoned to0.0.1-securitywithin ~5 minutes of initial publish, no vendor runtime analysis published, CWE-506 boilerplate takedowns; scope name shapean1msh[npm][hex]+ per-package suffix patternstage-outer/stage-repo/stage-fn/pipe-dns/pipe-compat/oidc-cross/gat-scope-targetreads like worm or attack-framework module names rather than a legitimate internal scope):@an1mshnpmb9c84920/stage-outer-m19s5(GHSA-6grm-8w52-497r, MAL-2026-18051, published 2026-10-19T22:19 UTC - the OSSF record is pureghsa-malwareboilerplate with no additional analysis),@an1mshnpmb9c84920/stage-repo-m19g7(GHSA-42h4-pvwr-r87v),@an1mshnpmb9c84920/stage-fn-m19p2(GHSA-h79g-mv9q-7p44),@an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-dns-m19t2(GHSA-3xpj-mfqg-v52m),@an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-compat-m19r8(GHSA-hxmq-p768-mjhf),@an1mshnpmb9c84920/oidc-cross-cafb9d929e(GHSA-mmr7-9m67-9qh5),@an1mshnpmb9c84920/gat-scope-target-125ec19a(GHSA-87gv-mmww-whrr). npm registry metadata confirms each slug now resolves to0.0.1-security(npms standard holding placeholder) published roughly 5 minutes after a short-lived0.0.0-stagestub, matching npms own takedown template; the originally-published versions and their payload are not available for inspection and GHSA/OSSF did not retain source hashes. Them19s5/m19g7/m19p2/m19r8/m19t2suffix pattern consistently includesm19(likelymonth 10 day 19tag) + a two-character variant - consistent with an automated-publication framework stamping its artifacts;oidc-crossandgat-scope-targetmodule names mirror the lexicon of OIDC-token-cross-exchange + GitHub-Actions-scope-target primitives that have appeared in prior Shai-Hulud / Mini-Shai-Hulud exploitation chains. Severitymediumfor this cluster (install-time code execution risk per CWE-506 pattern, no runtime analysis published; the operator profile - automated-framework naming, mass-publish-and-takedown cadence under a single scope - is the primary signal and does not reachhighwithout vendor runtime analysis confirming a stealer or RCE payload) - Cluster C - npm AI-assistant setup lures (malicious-package / typosquat; 8 packages, two with the
@decoopusscope; CWE-506 boilerplate takedowns with no runtime analysis published, but naming shape is a direct echo of the earlieranthropic-setuplure (MAL-2026-12510, Aug 2026) that overwroteANTHROPIC_BASE_URLtosugarball.vercel.appto hijack every Claude CLI prompt and response; today`s cluster covers both Anthropic and OpenAI brand surfaces):codex-setup(GHSA-h8cg-xwfv-9x77),chatgpt-pro-setup-tool(GHSA-xwx3-5h3q-2v8r),chatgpt-desktop-setup(GHSA-pgq5-xq28-533m),claude-desktop-setup(GHSA-f4mf-vhm8-xxqc),chatgpt-pro-activator(GHSA-qp43-mgx6-56x2),api-anthropic(GHSA-cj9w-7h22-q93g),@decoopus/claude-setup(GHSA-p7p5-jrq5-q47x),@decoopus/chatgpt-setup(GHSA-4632-2g34-4r9w). All eight published and taken down 2026-10-19 with the standard CWE-506treat as fully compromisedadvisory boilerplate. All eight impersonate first-party AI-assistant installer/activator surfaces (official OpenAI distribution is@openai/codexon npm; Anthropic ships Claude Code via@anthropic-ai/claude-code; neither brand ships*-setup/*-activatorpackages). Likely operator-shared infrastructure with the sugarball.vercel.app anthropic-setup wave (the pattern - overwriteANTHROPIC_BASE_URL/OPENAI_API_BASEin~/.claude/settings.jsonor~/.openai/*to a lookalike base URL - captures the installers API key and every subsequent prompt/response), but no runtime analysis is published on todays GHSA records so this is a pattern-matching inference rather than confirmed. Severitymediumfor this cluster (install-time code execution risk per CWE-506 pattern, no runtime analysis published; the AI-brand-impersonation naming + the@decoopusscopes dual-brand publication strongly suggest the sugarball.vercel.app operator - developers who installed should rotate their Anthropic / OpenAI API keys and audit~/.claude/settings.json+~/.openai/*` for a non-upstream base URL regardless of which specific package was installed) - Cluster D - npm
sc-geeksquad-core+sc-font-iconsBest Buy / Geek Squad dep-confusion probe (dependency-confusion; confirmed install-time payload with specific IOCs; 2 packages, 9999.0.0 + 99.9.1 sentinel versions; same amazon-inspector + ossf-package-analysis source identifier shape, same hardcoded IP:port):sc-geeksquad-core@9999.0.0, 99.9.1(GHSA-46pw-5vw5-769w, MAL-2026-12435, amazon-inspector source hash2fd2458d8a5843f57187868a2c244a376dd3d2daef420d3c564c775ef6a2782a, ossf-package-analysis source2094a7f35be1c723c65b36c32884f2f0e99840ef0bc090a1fbcb1f5568b93ef2) andsc-font-icons@9999.0.0, 99.9.1(GHSA-pcqq-p5c7-m382, MAL-2026-12800, amazon-inspector1b8c91edd839dd00f2e58ad9296742f8c3c5ff126523bbd8ed7561fef7c8516e, ossf-package-analysis1b1e3d1dcd8af0ee16e8da5b321d8c532f9707503a36d90a8802b7835305fceb). The9999.0.0versions run apreinstallscript that collects hostname, OS username, working directory, npm registry setting, and CI repository-slug environment variables and HTTP-GETs them tohttp://75.119.137.232:31337/depconfuse. The99.9.1versions are a parallel OSSF-Package-Analysis flag by malicious-domain reputation (the specific C2 for the second-pattern version is not disclosed at the OSSF-record level). Target: Best Buy Geek Squad -sc-is a plausible internal scope prefix for Best Buys Service Center / Store Compute organisation, andsc-geeksquad-core+sc-font-iconsmap to a design-system + font-icons internal utility pair that most retailers maintain. Severitymediumfor this cluster (dep-confusion probe tier - confirmed install-time code + hostname / registry / CI-slug reconnaissance exfil to a specific hardcoded IP, but exfil scope is scoped to install-time metadata, not credentials; the hardcoded IP and port 31337 are now a sharp network IOC and the TWO-version publication pattern - a9999.0.0operator and a99.9.1` operator both landing on the same scope - is unusual and may suggest multiple actors probed the same target name) - Cluster E - npm Baileys-lure operator wave 7 (malicious-package / typosquat continuation; this directly extends the week-running Baileys-brand-impersonation campaign that ran through wave 6 under
@fluxionii/baileys+@ostyado/baileysyesterday; 8 new slugs, all unscoped or under new unused scopes; CWE-506 boilerplate takedowns with no published IOCs):zeroz-baileys(GHSA-fwfc-f4gp-qrcq),ichigo-baileys(GHSA-q66v-22v7-2qj9),zero-baileys(GHSA-v486-jrrq-rhwx),aemath-baileys(GHSA-rc7v-fm82-xp4x),aldi02-baileys(GHSA-fm6q-x7qr-xmpw),rubbydev-crash-baileys(GHSA-h9p4-38hj-p2gj),xzbails(GHSA-6853-2fcq-h2jm),xzvexpzcbailey(GHSA-73c8-rgvx-fw82). All published and taken down 2026-10-19 with the standard GHSA CWE-506 "any computer that has this package installed should be considered fully compromised" boilerplate - no OSSF record, no vendor runtime analysis. The naming shape (prefix / suffix ofbaileysunder new one-off slugs) continues the operator lineage from waves 1-6 (prior Baileys slugs catalogued across sweeps 2026-10-11 through 2026-10-19); the real WhatsApp automation library is@whiskeysockets/baileys. Severitymediumfor this cluster (install-time code execution risk per CWE-506 pattern, no vendor runtime analysis published; the operator`s week-running wave count and consistent naming lineage are the operator continuity signal, now reaching 8 slugs in a single 24-hour window - the largest Baileys-lure burst to date) - Cluster F - npm
bs58x64crypto-wallet encoding typosquats (typosquat; 3 packages shadowing the ubiquitousbs58base58 encoding library used across every Solana / Bitcoin / Monero wallet SDK; CWE-506 boilerplate takedowns, no runtime analysis published, but the base58-encoding library is a known Solana/Bitcoin wallet-drainer target):bs58x64(GHSA-3xp5-jhc7-xcm9),bs58x64.js(GHSA-rhf8-vjg2-4vpv),base58x64(GHSA-57vp-ppmx-cgc5). All three published and taken down 2026-10-19 with the standard CWE-506 boilerplate.bs58is one of the most-depended-on npm packages in the Solana / Bitcoin / Monero wallet-SDK stack (every wallet library uses it for base58 encoding of addresses and private keys); a trojanisedbs58*typosquat is a high-value infostealer vector because the import appears in every wallet code path. Severitymediumfor this cluster (install-time code execution risk per CWE-506 pattern, no vendor runtime analysis published; the operator`s target shape - the base58 encoding library specifically - strongly suggests crypto-wallet-drainer intent, but confirming requires runtime analysis of the tombstoned original versions) - Cluster G - npm miscellaneous dep-confusion / target-named probes (dependency-confusion / malicious-package; 4 packages with specific company or target-brand names; CWE-506 boilerplate takedowns):
xcvrenzcompany(GHSA-5f99-96jc-hg98 - target "cvrenz" is likely a company internal-scope probe),ticketcathayoct12(GHSA-g7mg-3h9r-c8h3 - dated with "oct12", likely a time-stamped Cathay Pacific / Cathay-brand ticket-system probe),items-validator(GHSA-ff48-h3v7-m43r),item-validator(GHSA-rpgc-c7g7-g8fh - these two shadow a common internal-utility slugitem(s)-validator), plus the obviously-tombstoned noise clusterprastzyy(GHSA-qhp3-5q65-76mj) +prastzy(GHSA-mwjq-f2w5-934c). Severitymediumfor this cluster - *Cluster H - npm SEO-spam music/album-download typosquat cluster (malicious-package / typosquat; ~100 packages with very long slugs of the shape `(available|download|now|zip|mp3)--(album|song|track|year-number)-(artist)-(hex)
; CWE-506 boilerplate takedowns, no runtime analysis; appears to be a pivot of the SEO-piracy spam cluster whose aim is Google-search-poisoning for "download free album MP3 ..." queries - the npm package is a wrapper to drive clicks; characteristic suffix of-<alphanumeric>-<alphanumeric>hex IDs identifies the batch generator)**: Representative sample (not exhaustive - 100+ advisories match this shape across pages 3-5 of todays GHSA listing):do-wnload-available-provincial-q7d0i-muzxoj,ava-ilable-down-load-mp3-today-75491-life-after-youth-hfdu7-yzwkck,a-lbum-do-wnload-avai-lable-file-10635-about-to-choke-pzt0k-onnsvp,availab-le-alb-um-zip-music-is-rotted-one-note-7chcp-frcmmy,down-load-available-zip-now-8238-bricks-are-heavy-0v3kh-yluceh,down-lo-ad-now-zip-mp3-duppy-writer-9bxwq-qpdzyd,mp3-do-wnload-file-to-day-d-nu951-cjkdsy, plus ~90 more unique slugs. Severitymediumfor this cluster (install-time code execution risk per CWE-506 pattern per advisory, but the batch is dominated by SEO-spam shape rather than confirmed credential-stealer or RCE payload) - Cluster I - npm noise: random-looking 6-character gibberish takedowns (malicious-package; ~40 packages with random 6-char lowercase alphanumeric names; CWE-506 boilerplate; low-signal):
1n9lip,aqj3w7,4p9kgm,ljem3j,j5opb7,gtjgd4,ysqp68,rhlozh,giu094,ju0oud,esgbz5,3qamjp,3gr2dj,lstsyw,v49yzy,waojpf,ivzlid,zubn7b,x294tn,g23p4g,oo9fja,tkacg3,rvmbnj,g8ez1y,noe77e,8h66ok,8i7pp4,5xzkuy,f0klcr,j019qc,3gr841,f4iomt,5k5t5q,nsdhjuiwqxmhsf1,mxckjdgweuxpsiohd,dsjklweuvhgsdcq,mx3dxhgic8xhd6,vjkpwjxbvndelta,zxhgssiyluwxchn,xcvrenzcompany(also listed in Cluster G),array-inline,array-inline-transform. All CWE-506 boilerplate - likely automated-publication noise from a generator producing random short identifiers. Severitymedium - Operator continuity: this sweep extends four week-running operator campaigns observed on prior sweeps - Baileys-lure operator wave 7 (8 new slugs today, the largest single-day burst), the sugarball.vercel.app AI-assistant-setup lure operator (pattern-matched: 8 setup/activator packages today across OpenAI + Anthropic brand surfaces, two under
@decoopusscope), the@flexmr/@fmr-ap149494dep-confusion operator (NOT re-observed today after yesterdays wave 3 scope rotation - a wave 4 under a further variant scope was predicted; status QUIET as of this sweep), and the **transfer.archivete.am PyPI RCE family operator** (fabdeploycheck / fabtoolkit, NOT re-observed today). **New campaign-shaped scopes**:@an1mshnpmb9c84920(Cluster B, attack-framework-shaped stage/pipe/oidc-cross/gat-scope burst). **New operator infrastructure**:75.119.137.232:31337/depconfuse(Cluster D, sc-geeksquad dep-confusion) - IP-level block is sharp. **No new activity** from: yesterdaysfabdeploycheck+fabtoolkitoperator (transfer.archivete.am+ fab kill-list prior-generation implantsFABDRV3/fabdrv2/connection readyunchanged),leakdeepPyPI Windows credential + Discord stealer (quiet),ukraine69destructive Telegram payload operator (quiet),2026-10-emberlyttscryptominer campaign extending2026-10-voxeval(8-package audio TTS/ASR lure wave quiet),conx3993(realwbx.comunchanged), `@beloved-lenora/opencode-AI-coding-tool lure (wave 1 quiet),agentaix(py-worm/py-wormgpt/py-sock2quiet), Wix dep-confusion wave 3,seapy-ops,getpubip,proxyrubika,tailwindcss-form/-uniformtyposquat operator,@pkgship/frpc-linux-arm64` trojanised FRP binary (quiet). Apex Accelerator REF8801 (2026-10-19 carve-out), TensorLake AI maintainer compromise (2026-10-08 carve-out), and hridoy FB credential stealer (2026-10-12 carve-out) all remain confirmed-recovered with no wave-2 malicious republish observed
Clean-up steps
- For Cluster A (
asurion+vinted-mocked-apisPyPI kam193 dep-confusion probes): grep everyrequirements.txt,pyproject.toml,Pipfile.lock,poetry.lock,uv.lock,pdm.lock, andconda envforasurionat99.0.0orvinted-mocked-apisat99.0.0. If your organisation operates under theasurionbrand (telecommunications insurance) or publishes to an internalasurionpackage namespace, confirm your internal-registry resolution order prevents public-PyPI shadowing. If your organisation is Vinted or publishes an internalvinted-mocked-apistest-fixture, the same applies. Add both package names to your public-registry denylist. Both are kam193 bug-bounty / red-team probes - the install-time exfil scope is limited to basic host info and should NOT include credentials, so no credential-rotation is required BUT confirm nothing in the installer process environment leaked beyond hostname / username / cwd. On any CI job that resolved either package: review the preinstall script output and audit outbound connections during the install window - For Cluster B (
@an1mshnpmb9c84920scope attack-framework-shaped burst, 7 packages): grep everypackage.json,package-lock.json,pnpm-lock.yaml,yarn.lock,bun.lock, and internal registry mirrors for the full scope@an1mshnpmb9c84920/*. On ANY hit on any host that rannpm installoryarn installduring the exposure window (2026-10-19T22:19 UTC until the npm security holder replaced each package roughly 5 minutes later): treat the host as a candidatetreat as fully compromisedevent per the standard CWE-506 boilerplate. The attack-framework-shaped module names (stage-outer,stage-repo,stage-fn,pipe-dns,pipe-compat,oidc-cross,gat-scope-target) read like worm staging primitives rather than coincidental slugs, so rotate every credential reachable from the host - GitHub OIDC trust / GitHub Actions tokens / npm publish tokens / cloud credentials / Kubernetes service-account tokens - and image the host for forensic review before clean-rebuild. Add the full@an1mshnpmb9c84920scope to your public-registry denylist. Watch for a follow-up burst under a sibling scope (@an1mshnpm*+ hex suffix) in the 2026-10-20 / 2026-10-21 window - the operator`s mass-publication + fast-tombstone pattern suggests a repeat is possible - For Cluster C (AI-assistant setup lures, 8 packages, likely sugarball.vercel.app operator continuity): grep every
package.json, lockfiles, and internal registry mirrors forcodex-setup,chatgpt-pro-setup-tool,chatgpt-desktop-setup,claude-desktop-setup,chatgpt-pro-activator,api-anthropic,@decoopus/claude-setup,@decoopus/chatgpt-setup. On ANY hit on a developer workstation or CI host: (1) audit~/.claude/settings.jsonfor a non-upstreamANTHROPIC_BASE_URL(upstream ishttps://api.anthropic.com); (2) audit~/.openai/*+ any shell-env for a non-upstreamOPENAI_API_BASEorOPENAI_BASE_URL(upstream ishttps://api.openai.com/v1); (3) rotate the installers Anthropic API key, OpenAI API key, Claude Code / Codex / Cursor / Windsurf session credentials, and any other AI-assistant tokens; (4) assume every prompt + response + tool-call result the installer ran through Claude or ChatGPT during the exposure window was mirrored to attacker infrastructure. Add the following scopes to your public-registry denylist:@decoopus. Treat ANY future-setup,-activator,-desktop-setuppackage under an AI brand name as suspect by default - official OpenAI distribution is@openai/codexonly; official Anthropic distribution is@anthropic-ai/claude-codeonly. Watch for follow-up slugs under new scopes (@anthropic-tools/,@openai-cli/*, etc.) - the lure operators weekly cadence suggests another publication - For Cluster D (
sc-geeksquad-core+sc-font-iconsBest Buy / Geek Squad dep-confusion, hardcoded IP IOC): grep everypackage.json, lockfiles, Dockerfiles, container-build manifests, and internal registry mirrors forsc-geeksquad-core@9999.0.0, 99.9.1andsc-font-icons@9999.0.0, 99.9.1. If your organisation operates under thesc-prefix for internal packages (Service Center / Store Compute / anything else matching this shape) you are a probe target - audit your internal-registry resolution order to prevent public-npm from shadowing an internalsc-*scope. If you are Best Buy / Geek Squad / any Best Buy subsidiary, this is a direct probe against your internal-registry naming convention; audit your lockfiles across all repos. Addsc-geeksquad-coreandsc-font-iconsto your public-registry denylist. Egress block:75.119.137.232:31337across every CI, build, dev-workstation, and production host - the hardcoded IP + port 31337 +/depconfusepath is a sharp network IOC and legitimate development workflows will never need it - For Cluster E (Baileys-lure wave 7, 8 new slugs): grep every
package.json, lockfiles, and internal registry mirrors forzeroz-baileys,ichigo-baileys,zero-baileys,aemath-baileys,aldi02-baileys,rubbydev-crash-baileys,xzbails,xzvexpzcbaileyat any version. All are first-publish lures under new scopes/slugs; none corresponds to a legitimate upstream. Treat installation on any host as atreat as fully compromisedevent per the standard CWE-506 boilerplate - rotate every credential reachable from the host and image it before clean-rebuild. Keep thebaileys-brand-impersonationdenylist policy in place: the real WhatsApp automation library is@whiskeysockets/baileyson npm - any*-baileys/@*/baileys/@*/baileyss/*bails/*bailey*package under any other scope is suspect by default. Watch for a wave 8 under additional single-slug scopes - the operator`s weekly cadence suggests another 4-8-slug publication every 24-48 hours - For Cluster F (
bs58x64+bs58x64.js+base58x64crypto-wallet encoding typosquats): grep everypackage.json, lockfiles, and internal registry mirrors forbs58x64,bs58x64.js,base58x64at any version. If any wallet-related code path (Solana / Bitcoin / Monero wallet SDK, crypto exchange integration, blockchain tooling) resolved any of these: assume every private key / seed phrase / signing key / wallet credential that passed through base58 encoding during the exposure window may have been exfiltrated. Rotate every wallet-signing key, every API key for connected exchanges, every Solana / Ethereum RPC-provider key, and drain affected hot wallets to fresh ones. The real upstream isbs58(unscoped) - anybs58*package other thanbs58itself is suspect by default; same policy forbase58*variants - For Clusters G, H, I (miscellaneous dep-confusion probes, SEO-spam music-download typosquats, 6-char gibberish noise): grep every lockfile for the full package-name list in the impact section above. For Cluster G target-named probes (
xcvrenzcompany,ticketcathayoct12,items-validator,item-validator): if your organisation operates under any matching brand/acronym, audit your internal-registry resolution order and add the slug to your public-registry denylist. For Cluster H SEO-spam (~100 slugs matching the(download|available|zip|mp3)-*-(album|song)-*-hex-hexshape): any lockfile hit is itself suspicious - these packages have no plausible legitimate use. For Cluster I noise (1n9lip,aqj3w7, etc. - 40+ random 6-char slugs): any lockfile hit is almost certainly a resolution error or an attempt to shadow a developer typo; investigate and remove - Standing egress-denylist carry-forward from prior sweeps (keep in place; today adds only
75.119.137.232:31337+/depconfusepath):transfer.archivete.amapex +/H2Uxm/fabdeploycheck-config.jsonpath (2026-10-19 Cluster A),realwbx.comapex +/ip.php+/ippaths (2026-10-15 and 2026-10-17),artifacts.creditslib.comapex +/npm/*paths (2026-10-17),login.fromthehotel.comapex +/muse+/api/poems/code+/api/art/downloads/*paths (2026-10-17),googleforum.pythonanywhere.comexact subdomain (2026-10-11),space-z.aiapex +preview-chat-960504a9-b4e0-4b69-bc80-6ac3d4fa4ae0.space-z.ai+b196q82k8891-d.space-z.aisubdomains (2026-10-14),dxpoc.gt.tcapex (2026-10-09),raw.githubusercontent.com/anonrider404/pypl/*path (2026-10-16),api-bsx.pages.devapex +/downloadpath (2026-10-16),177.7.60.239:48080+oob.recon.dev(2026-10-16),uncoder.eu.orgapex +/cc-checker/api.phppath (2026-10-15),accenture-npm.azurewebsites.net,limbomail.comapex +github.com/lunexindonesia/node-net-pool+github.com/trktgq0wbre1/node-net-pool,github.com/unicodeces/font-atlas,collector.oob.s4yhii.com+*.oob.s4yhii.com+s4yhii.comapex,64.181.165.115/dc,167.88.172.33:8087+jsonspack.com,goxtools.shopapex,minhdong.siteapex + GitHub userVangBanLaNhat,45.138.12.177:8089,185.158.107.175:8787,ltidi.storage.googleapis.com/depenconf/,oob.s4yhii.com:9999/native,*.oast.pro/*.oast.me/*.oast.fun/*.oast.site/*.oastify.com,frjmzbjbhwvtdnsuodmu.supabase.co,api.npoint.ioapex,tele.metry.orgin.net,morroncr0w.io,api.telegram.orgon untrusted CI/build hosts,appsecc.com,webhook.site/*,nfjbill.ren,storage.googleapis.com/depenconf/,10.0.19.0/24+10.0.49.0/24,api.nm-streetwear.space, Discord webhook URL pattern,ipify.org+ifconfig.me,gitflic.ru,api.wagmiwallet.org,backend-cybersecuritydashboard.onrender.com, Monero mining pools, Ethereum/Sepolia/Arbitrum/Polygon RPC endpoints,chinazhangsan.ccwu.cc,fabric-npm.gm-service.xyz,jsonkeeper.com,npm-canary.aveliscare.com,meta.brs.cx,s3://pkusinski-external/, AWS account631484165566, Slack bot-token exfil patterns,s85r5k14qk.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/hook,tuamaeaquelaursa.com,45.138.0.0/16RubyGems wgkit CIDRs,apexaccs.orgapex + subdomains,arenapex.cloud,apexfdn.xyzapex + subdomains,fdn4apex.com,router-apex.comapex + subdomains,ccmihr.com,0auth-chromium.com,ehegisnightmare.icu,cloudmain365duo.top
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database - recent malware advisoriesgithub.com
- GHSA-59m7-pf46-28fr - pypi asurion (Cluster A - kam193 dep-confusion pentest probe, 99.0.0 sentinel, MAL-2026-18045, GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest campaign, published 2026-10-20 the only 2026-10-20 publication in this sweep)github.com
- GHSA-jgrw-w3x3-w5cp - pypi vinted-mocked-apis (Cluster A - kam193 dep-confusion probe + separate OSSF-Package-Analysis flag for malicious-domain communication, 99.0.0 sentinel, MAL-2026-17943)github.com
- GHSA-6grm-8w52-497r - npm @an1mshnpmb9c84920/stage-outer-m19s5 (Cluster B - attack-framework-shaped stage/pipe/oidc-cross burst, MAL-2026-18051, published 2026-10-19T22:19 UTC, tombstoned to 0.0.1-security within 5 minutes)github.com
- GHSA-42h4-pvwr-r87v - npm @an1mshnpmb9c84920/stage-repo-m19g7 (Cluster B companion)github.com
- GHSA-h79g-mv9q-7p44 - npm @an1mshnpmb9c84920/stage-fn-m19p2 (Cluster B companion)github.com
- GHSA-3xpj-mfqg-v52m - npm @an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-dns-m19t2 (Cluster B companion)github.com
- GHSA-hxmq-p768-mjhf - npm @an1mshnpmb9c84920/pipe-compat-m19r8 (Cluster B companion)github.com
- GHSA-mmr7-9m67-9qh5 - npm @an1mshnpmb9c84920/oidc-cross-cafb9d929e (Cluster B companion - OIDC-related module name)github.com
- GHSA-87gv-mmww-whrr - npm @an1mshnpmb9c84920/gat-scope-target-125ec19a (Cluster B companion - GitHub-Actions-scope-target shaped module name)github.com
- GHSA-h8cg-xwfv-9x77 - npm codex-setup (Cluster C - OpenAI Codex brand impersonation; official distribution is @openai/codex only)github.com
- GHSA-xwx3-5h3q-2v8r - npm chatgpt-pro-setup-tool (Cluster C - OpenAI ChatGPT brand impersonation)github.com
- GHSA-pgq5-xq28-533m - npm chatgpt-desktop-setup (Cluster C - OpenAI ChatGPT brand impersonation)github.com
- GHSA-f4mf-vhm8-xxqc - npm claude-desktop-setup (Cluster C - Anthropic Claude brand impersonation; official distribution is @anthropic-ai/claude-code only)github.com
- GHSA-qp43-mgx6-56x2 - npm chatgpt-pro-activator (Cluster C - OpenAI ChatGPT brand impersonation)github.com
- GHSA-cj9w-7h22-q93g - npm api-anthropic (Cluster C - Anthropic brand impersonation)github.com
- GHSA-p7p5-jrq5-q47x - npm @decoopus/claude-setup (Cluster C - @decoopus scope operator; Anthropic brand impersonation)github.com
- GHSA-4632-2g34-4r9w - npm @decoopus/chatgpt-setup (Cluster C - @decoopus scope operator; OpenAI brand impersonation under same scope as Anthropic sibling confirms single-operator dual-brand run)github.com
- GHSA-46pw-5vw5-769w - npm sc-geeksquad-core (Cluster D - Best Buy / Geek Squad dep-confusion probe, 9999.0.0 + 99.9.1 sentinels, preinstall script HTTP-GETs host/user/cwd/registry/CI-slug to http://75.119.137.232:31337/depconfuse, MAL-2026-12435, Amazon Inspector + OSSF Package Analysis)github.com
- GHSA-pcqq-p5c7-m382 - npm sc-font-icons (Cluster D companion - same hardcoded IP 75.119.137.232:31337/depconfuse, MAL-2026-12800)github.com
- GHSA-fwfc-f4gp-qrcq - npm zeroz-baileys (Cluster E - Baileys-brand-impersonation wave 7)github.com
- GHSA-q66v-22v7-2qj9 - npm ichigo-baileys (Cluster E - Baileys wave 7)github.com
- GHSA-v486-jrrq-rhwx - npm zero-baileys (Cluster E - Baileys wave 7)github.com
- GHSA-rc7v-fm82-xp4x - npm aemath-baileys (Cluster E - Baileys wave 7)github.com
- GHSA-fm6q-x7qr-xmpw - npm aldi02-baileys (Cluster E - Baileys wave 7)github.com
- GHSA-h9p4-38hj-p2gj - npm rubbydev-crash-baileys (Cluster E - Baileys wave 7)github.com
- GHSA-6853-2fcq-h2jm - npm xzbails (Cluster E - Baileys wave 7)github.com
- GHSA-73c8-rgvx-fw82 - npm xzvexpzcbailey (Cluster E - Baileys wave 7)github.com
- GHSA-3xp5-jhc7-xcm9 - npm bs58x64 (Cluster F - base58 encoding typosquat shadowing bs58, crypto-wallet-drainer-shaped target)github.com
- GHSA-rhf8-vjg2-4vpv - npm bs58x64.js (Cluster F companion)github.com
- GHSA-57vp-ppmx-cgc5 - npm base58x64 (Cluster F companion)github.com
- DependencyWatch: multi-2026-10-19-ghsa-malware-sweep (yesterdays context - Baileys wave 6 @fluxionii/@ostyado direct predecessor to todays Cluster E wave 7, @flexmr/@fmr-ap149494 FMR dep-confusion wave 3, @pkgship/frpc trojanised FRP binary, fabdeploycheck+fabtoolkit PyPI RCE family, @fcsmc dep-confusion)dependencywatch.io
- DependencyWatch: npm-2026-10-19-apex-accelerator-malicious-npm-packages (yesterday`s Apex Accelerator REF8801 carve-out)dependencywatch.io
- DependencyWatch: pypi-2026-10-18-ghsa-malware-sweep (2026-10-18 context - leakdeep Windows credential + Discord stealer, ukraine69 destructive Telegram payload, 2026-10-emberlytts cryptominer campaign)dependencywatch.io
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