Malware in bigops-umf-statist
Malware was discovered in the npm package bigops-umf-statist, resulting in full system compromise for any installation. All affected systems should be considered fully compromised and all secrets rotated from a clean machine.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- bigops-umf-statist
A malicious package named bigops-umf-statist was published to npm and contains malware that compromises any system on which it is installed or executed.\n\nAccording to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-65hm-c5q4-xqrc), any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. The advisory recommends immediate rotation of all secrets and keys from a different, unaffected computer.\n\nWhile removal of the package is advised, the advisory notes that full control of the affected computer may have been granted to an outside entity, meaning removal of the package alone may not eliminate all malicious software introduced by the installation.\n\nUsers should treat any system that installed or ran this package as potentially fully compromised and take appropriate incident response measures.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- bigops-umf-statist
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets, API keys, and credentials from a clean, unaffected computer
- Remove the bigops-umf-statist package from all affected systems
- Treat any system that installed or ran this package as fully compromised and perform forensic analysis
- Monitor affected systems for signs of unauthorized access or data exfiltration
- Consider rebuilding affected systems from clean media if full compromise is suspected
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-65hm-c5q4-xqrc · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in bigops-umf-statist." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed August 20, 2026; last updated August 20, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-bigops-umf-statist-1av7m0
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