Malicious code in @ruthless-imperium/baileys (npm)
MAL-2026-19150
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Description
Malicious package. @ruthless-imperium/baileys is a trojanized fork of the Baileys WhatsApp library (@whiskeysockets/baileys). it silently subscribes every victim (via the injected WhatsApp newsletter/channel FOLLOW on connect) to attacker-controlled WhatsApp channels — hardcoded newsletter JIDs: 120363399602691477@newsletter, 120363421563597486@newsletter. Legitimate Baileys never hardcodes a channel JID or auto-follows on connect; all published versions are malicious.
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