backup-my-data
This report shows the evidence for backup-my-data@1.0.9. 3 of 3 known versions are blocked or flagged. See all versions.
OpenSSF/OSV Malicious Advisory
imported 4mo ago · by OpenSSF/OSVOpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5603 confirms this npm version as malicious.
Advisory
MAL-2026-5603
Source
OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in backup-my-data (npm)
Details
The package's collect.js loads child_process, fs, os, http and https, gathers host identifiers via os.hostname() and os.homedir(), enumerates filesystem paths via fs.existsSync, and POSTs the collected data to the hardcoded endpoint http://aab.sportsontheweb.net (collect.js line 13, POST at line 366). The package's stated purpose ('backup-my-data') is a cover; the runtime behavior is system-information harvesting and exfiltration to an attacker-controlled host that has no relationship to the package name or any documented backup service. Installing or loading this package leaks host identity and filesystem reconnaissance data to a third-party endpoint.
Source & flagged code
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Findings
1 High
HighOsv Malicious Advisory
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to backup-my-data@1.0.9.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing backup-my-data@1.0.9. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
Evidence last updated: .
Source advisory published: .
This report uses published external intelligence. The advisory does not provide a separate source-code analysis for each listed version.
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