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Malicious npm packages @automagik/genie and pgserve self-propagating malware

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Malicious npm packages are distributing credential-stealing malware that runs during installation and self-propagates across developer ecosystems, raising supply-chain compromise risk. The activity involves @automagik/genie and pgserve, both tied to developer tooling workflows. The malware also reaches toward PyPI propagation and uses blockchain-hosted C2 infrastructure. It can expose cloud credentials, CI/CD tokens, SSH keys, and wallet data, broadening the impact beyond a single package compromise.

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Timeline

  1. 24.04.2026 11:10 2 articles · 1mo ago

    Socket identifies malicious npm packages

    Initial Disclosure

    Socket identified malicious npm packages affecting developer tooling workflows, including multiple versions of @automagik/genie and pgserve, that execute during installation, steal credentials and secrets, harvest cloud credentials, CI/CD tokens, SSH keys, .npmrc data, browser-stored information, and wallet data, and attempt self-propagation by republishing compromised packages and extending toward PyPI via .pth file injection.

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