Malicious NPM Backdoor C2 Beacon to Injective Telemetry Endpoint via Proxy
- Category
- proxy
- Author
- HuntRule
- Published
- 2026-09-15
- Updated
- 2026-09-15
ATT&CK techniques
Cred Access → ExfiltrationRecon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
Exfiltration
Impact
What it detects
This rule detects HTTP POST requests to the Injective testnet gRPC-web telemetry host abused as command-and-control by the trojanized @injectivelabs/sdk-ts npm package. The backdoor base64-encodes wallet mnemonics and private keys derived in PrivateKey.ts and exfiltrates them in the request payload. Detecting this outbound beacon is critical because it represents active theft of cryptocurrency credentials from developer and CI environments.
Reporting behind it
- securitylabs.datadoghq.comhttps://securitylabs.datadoghq.com/articles/not-so-anonymous-telemetry-injectivelabs-sdk-ts-backdoor/
- attack.mitre.orghttps://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071/001/
- attack.mitre.orghttps://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1041/
- attack.mitre.orghttps://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1552/001/
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