Malware in polymarket-trader-apis
Malware was discovered in the npm package polymarket-trader-apis. Systems with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised, with all secrets and keys requiring immediate rotation from a different computer.
- Disclosed
- Last updated
- Blast radius
- Any system with the package installed or running
- Ecosystems
- Attack vectors
- Affected entities
- polymarket-trader-apisnpm package containing malware
The npm package polymarket-trader-apis was found to contain malware. According to the GitHub Advisory (GHSA-773r-gj6w-h338), any computer with this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised.\n\nImmediate action is required: all secrets and keys stored on affected computers must 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 compromise.\n\nThe advisory was published on 2026-07-10 via the GitHub Advisory Database.
Indicators of compromise
- Packages
- polymarket-trader-apis
Remediation
- Immediately rotate all secrets and keys from a different, uncompromised computer
- Remove the polymarket-trader-apis package from all affected systems
- Conduct a full security audit of any system that had this package installed
- Monitor affected systems for signs of unauthorized access or persistence mechanisms
- Consider full system reimaging if complete compromise is suspected
Sources
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-773r-gj6w-h338 · GitHub Advisory Database
Cite this entry
"Malware in polymarket-trader-apis." supplychainattack.org, Supply Chain Attack Incident Catalog. Disclosed July 10, 2026; last updated July 10, 2026. https://supplychainattack.org/incident/malware-in-polymarket-trader-apis-1kpuip
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