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Malicious MAL-2026-10455

@origindev/ethaccount

npm package · versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1

Reported Jul 13, 2026 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

If this package is installed

Remove it, treat the machine (or CI runner) as compromised, and rotate every secret, token and key it could access — from a different, clean machine.

Details

Source: amazon-inspector (21a07b9029fb9a0c16ec0d934edab2123c43d1999489d510c3bbabc5a0f1d5e7)
@origindev/ethaccount@1.0.0 ships a single heavily obfuscated index.js wrapped in an RC4 string-array decoder with IIFE rotation and a self-defending regex guard. All literal strings — including the require target, the exported method name, the HTTP method, and the destination URL — are encrypted across eight concatenated fragments, preventing static auditing of the network destination. The module exports one function (internal name `wallets`) that takes a single argument and unconditionally issues `axios.<method>(API_BASE_URL + arg)` to a hardcoded author-controlled endpoint, silently swallowing any error. Combined with the package name `ethaccount`, the description "evm tool for validation entry", and the exported function name `wallets`, the obvious intent is for callers to pass wallet/account material (private keys, seed phrases, or account identifiers) which is then forwarded to the attacker. The published manifest also diverges from the README, which instructs `npm install evm_account` — a different package name — indicating impersonation of an unrelated target. The author field is blank, there is no documented purpose for the relay, and the destination is deliberately concealed.