Malware in new-ecro-1
The npm package new-ecro-1 contains malware that grants full control of affected systems. 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
- new-ecro-1
The npm package new-ecro-1 has been identified as containing malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-j799-pq44-wq6g), 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 initial compromise, given that the attacker may have gained full control of the system.\n\nUsers should treat any system that has run this package as potentially fully compromised and take appropriate incident response measures.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- new-ecro-1
Remediation
- Immediately isolate any computer that has installed or run new-ecro-1 from the network
- Rotate all secrets, keys, and credentials from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the new-ecro-1 package from affected systems
- Perform a full security audit and malware scan of affected systems
- Consider the affected system fully compromised and plan for complete rebuild or forensic analysis
- Review package.json and dependency trees to identify how new-ecro-1 was introduced
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-j799-pq44-wq6g · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in new-ecro-1." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed June 23, 2026; last updated June 23, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-new-ecro-1-170bge
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