malware
npm
zod-pino434
discovered 2026-05-26zod-pino434 is a Wave 4 package in the forge-jsx RAT campaign, published by a new npm account, donimique ([email protected]), starting 2026-07-04. First package in the campaign's history to use rotated AES key material (new KEY_A/KEY_B/MASK_A/MASK_B byte arrays, verified byte-identical deploymentCipherData.js against zod-pino444/zredis-typed/pinokio-redis -- single shared build). C2 config still decrypts to publicHost 212.193.3.61, relayPort 9877, apiPort 8765, defaultExplorerPassword 'secret' -- the same IP as Wave 3's pino-zod/zod-pino rotation, reused rather than rotated again. Durable directory hardcoded as .forge-jsxy. README.md is literally titled '# forge-jsx'. Full Phase 5 RAT feature set identical to prior waves.
Threat types
rat credential_stealer data_exfiltration persistence c2_agent crypto_drainer
Malicious versions
- 1.0.127 · a99be9fe0e7d6606…
- 1.0.128 · 9e570641fd815e2f…
Campaigns
Indicators
- ipv4 212.193.3.61communicates-with
- url ws://212.193.3.61:9877communicates-with
- url http://212.193.3.61:8765communicates-with
- sha256 a99be9fe0e7d66064a11ee096fd8c1a9178e3ee2b761fa8a2bde81bfe846b9a2indicates
- sha256 9e570641fd815e2fd6cf50aaa847c43c2fe938c7b368bf7c239f511827ff9a24indicates
- email [email protected]indicates
- file_path ~/.config/systemd/user/forge-js-worker.servicedrops
- file_path ~/.config/autostart/forge-js-worker.desktopdrops
- file_path ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.forgejs.worker.plistdrops
Techniques
- ttp T1195.002 Compromise Software Supply Chainuses
- ttp T1059.007 Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScriptuses
- ttp T1547.001 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keysuses
- ttp T1547.004 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Launch Agentuses
- ttp T1543.002 Systemd Serviceuses
- ttp T1056.001 Input Capture: Keylogginguses
- ttp T1115 Clipboard Datauses
- ttp T1113 Screen Captureuses
- ttp T1005 Data from Local Systemuses
- ttp T1567.001 Exfiltration to Code Repositoryuses
- ttp T1071.001 Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocolsuses
- ttp T1027 Obfuscated Files or Informationuses
- ttp T1082 System Information Discoveryuses
- ttp T1217 Browser Information Discoveryuses
- ttp T1552.001 Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Filesuses
- ttp T1020 Automated Exfiltrationuses
