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Lotusbail malicious npm package stealing WhatsApp account data and messages

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The lotusbail package is a malicious npm library that steals WhatsApp account data and can leave victims with persistent unauthorized access. It masquerades as a legitimate WhatsApp Web API library while capturing authentication tokens, session keys, and message traffic. The package has been available for at least six months and has amassed more than 56,000 downloads.

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Timeline

  1. 22.12.2025 18:08 2 articles · 5mo ago

    Koi Security discloses malicious npm package lotusbail

    Initial Disclosure

    Koi Security identified lotusbail, a malicious npm package posing as a WhatsApp Web API library and a fork of WhiskeySockets Baileys, that steals WhatsApp authentication tokens and session keys, intercepts sent and received messages, exfiltrates contacts, media files, and documents, and pairs an attacker's device to the victim's WhatsApp account for persistent access.

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