Malware in ai-backup-script
The npm package ai-backup-script contained malware that provided full system compromise to attackers. Any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- ai-backup-scriptnpm package
The npm package ai-backup-script was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-34m8-mhm4-w3q4), any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.\n\nThe advisory recommends that all secrets and keys stored on affected computers be rotated immediately from a different, uncompromised system. While the package should be removed, there is no guarantee that removal will eliminate all malicious software that may have been installed as a result of the package installation, given that the attacker may have gained full control of the system.\n\nThis represents a critical supply chain attack through a malicious npm package.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- ai-backup-script
Remediation
- Immediately isolate any computer that has ai-backup-script installed or running from the network
- Rotate all secrets, API keys, credentials, and cryptographic keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the ai-backup-script package from all affected systems
- Perform a full security audit and malware scan of affected systems
- Review system logs and access logs for any unauthorized activity during the period the package was installed
- Consider full system reimaging if full compromise is suspected
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-34m8-mhm4-w3q4 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in ai-backup-script." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 31, 2026; last updated July 31, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-ai-backup-script-4oc04w
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