Malicious code in @levvicode/baileys (npm)

This package is part of a large family 100+ identified as of September 2026 of near-identical forks of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library that inject a covert channel-subscription action into the WhatsApp socket layer. On connect, the injected code issues an authenticated w:mex FOLLOW query queryid...

Malicious code in @bellaxchuu/velvetry (npm)

This package is part of a large family 100+ identified as of September 2026 of near-identical forks of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library that inject a covert channel-subscription action into the WhatsApp socket layer. On connect, the injected code issues an authenticated w:mex FOLLOW query queryid...