[email protected] Harvesting Github Credentials
Essential information
- Published
- 24/07/2026 03:19
- Modified
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- Source / Author
- AlienVault
- Confidence
- 100/100
- Report type(s)
- threat-report
- Labels / Tags
- credential-theft github intercom npm shai-hulud supply-chain typescript worm
- Related entities
- 1 indicators, 1 observables, 1 intrusion sets (apt)
Description
The Intercom TypeScript Library version 7.0.4 has been compromised with malicious code that harvests GitHub credentials. Upon installation, the package executes a preinstall hook that downloads the Bun runtime, then runs a payload to extract GitHub credentials using the gh auth token command. The attack employs sophisticated C2 communication by querying GitHub's commit search API for specific strings embedded in public repositories, effectively using legitimate services to evade detection. The attack patterns mirror previous Shai-Hulud compromises, which exhibit worm-like behavior by automatically using stolen credentials to infect additional npm packages. With 361,510 weekly downloads, this compromise poses significant risk for a widespread infection wave similar to November 2025 when over 1,000 packages were affected.