MAL-2026-17445 Malicious code in ichigo-baileys (npm)

This package is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library npm and belongs to the "PhantomSub" family described by OX Security in September 2026: the publisher injected code that, without the installer asking, uses the installer's own authenticated WhatsApp session to subscribe that account to...

MAL-2026-17448 Malicious code in prastzy (npm)

This package is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library npm and belongs to the "PhantomSub" family described by OX Security in September 2026: the publisher injected code that, without the installer asking, uses the installer's own authenticated WhatsApp session to subscribe that account to...

MAL-2026-17452 Malicious code in xcvrenzcompany (npm)

This package is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library npm and belongs to the "PhantomSub" family described by OX Security in September 2026: the publisher injected code that, without the installer asking, uses the installer's own authenticated WhatsApp session to subscribe that account to...

MAL-2026-17439 Malicious code in @developmentyora/baileyss (npm)

This package is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library npm and belongs to the "PhantomSub" family described by OX Security in September 2026: the publisher injected code that, without the installer asking, uses the installer's own authenticated WhatsApp session to subscribe that account to...

MAL-2026-17447 Malicious code in mikuhostt-baileys (npm)

This package is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library npm and belongs to the "PhantomSub" family described by OX Security in September 2026: the publisher injected code that, without the installer asking, uses the installer's own authenticated WhatsApp session to subscribe that account to...

MAL-2026-17443 Malicious code in @zanta/baileys (npm)

This package is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library npm and belongs to the "PhantomSub" family described by OX Security in September 2026: the publisher injected code that, without the installer asking, uses the installer's own authenticated WhatsApp session to subscribe that account to...

101 Malicious npm Packages Add Developers' WhatsApp Accounts to Groups Without Consent

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a cluster of 101 npm packages that are used to trap developers into a WhatsApp group subscriber campaign dubbed PhantomSub. "The malicious packages abuse the 'Baileys' WhatsApp open source project to add the victims to groups without their consent," OX...