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Package evidence

@nordbyte/[email protected]

Credential file access: matched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"

Trust signals

Why this verdict

PkgRadar discounts a release’s score when public reputation argues against novel malware. The verdict above already reflects these — the panel just explains what was applied.

Versions published
36
First published
May 2026
Publisher
nordbyte

Recommended action

Review before promoting

Mixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.

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Publishernordbyte
Artifact bytes852,606
Previous version0.9.3
Published2026-05-23T05:18:54.460Z
SHA-2566608038a4e419e78192b08a2e08cf0ba7c9057a1a8fb727dc16d60ca40df0a0d

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Credential file access: matched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"

Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.

Availability ledger

available

review
Last checked
reviewRisk
15Score
0.9.4Version
Status history (4 events)
  1. available → available · risk review · score 15 · status available -> available, risk high -> review, score 67 -> 15
  2. available → available · risk high · score 67 · status available -> available, risk high -> high, score 120 -> 67
  3. available → available · risk high · score 120 · status available -> available, risk high -> high, score 195 -> 120
  4. new → available · risk high · score 195 · status changed

Related candidates

Linked campaigns and clusters

Repeated static TTPstale

Credential file access — matched "id_rsa"

11 members · evidence strength 90
Repeated static TTPstale

Install-time lifecycle script — postinstall="node scripts/postinstall.mjs"

90 members · evidence strength 90
Publisher / release actor burststale

nordbyte

3 members · evidence strength 74

Evidence

Static findings

3 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.

No high-signal findings — see all findings below.

Show all 3 findings (low-signal and informational)
SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
lowCredential file accesspackage/dist/agents/pi/pi-auth.jsmatched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"5
lowMessenger Bot Endpointpackage/dist/core/settings-wizard-test.jsmatched "api.telegram.org/bot" — messenger-bot URL without exfil context (likely a notification handler)5
lowInstall-time lifecycle scriptpackage.jsonpostinstall="node scripts/postinstall.mjs"5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts28
  • api:checknode --import tsx scripts/generate-web-api-routes.mjs --check
  • api:generatenode --import tsx scripts/generate-web-api-routes.mjs
  • buildnode scripts/clean-dist.mjs && npm run api:generate && tsc && node scripts/build-web-assets.mjs
  • checknode --check plugins/nordrelay/scripts/nordrelay.mjs && node --check plugins/nordrelay/scripts/service-installer.mjs && npm run api:check && tsc --noEmit && npm run webui:check && node scripts/build-web-assets.mjs --check && node --import tsx scripts/generate-env-example.mjs --check && npm run size:check
  • devtsx src/index.ts
  • docs:buildnpm run docs:prepare && vitepress build docs
  • docs:checknode scripts/check-docs.mjs
  • docs:devnpm run docs:prepare && vitepress dev docs --host 0.0.0.0
  • docs:preparenpm install --no-save --no-package-lock --no-audit --no-fund [email protected]
  • docs:previewnpm run docs:prepare && vitepress preview docs --host 0.0.0.0
  • docs:smokenode scripts/smoke-docs-build.mjs
  • docs:verifynpm run docs:check && npm run docs:build && npm run docs:smoke
  • env:checknode --import tsx scripts/generate-env-example.mjs --check
  • env:generatenode --import tsx scripts/generate-env-example.mjs
  • foregroundnode plugins/nordrelay/scripts/nordrelay.mjs foreground
  • postinstallnode scripts/postinstall.mjs
  • prepacknpm run build
  • prepublishOnlynpm run check && npm test && npm run build
  • sbomnpm sbom --json > sbom.json
  • security:auditnpm audit --audit-level=high
  • size:checknode scripts/check-module-size.mjs
  • startnode plugins/nordrelay/scripts/nordrelay.mjs start
  • statusnode plugins/nordrelay/scripts/nordrelay.mjs status
  • stopnode plugins/nordrelay/scripts/nordrelay.mjs stop
  • testvitest run
  • test:allnpm test && npm run test:e2e
  • test:e2eplaywright test
  • webui:checktsc -p tsconfig.webui.json && tsc -p tsconfig.webui.client.json && node scripts/check-webui-client-types.mjs
Dependencies9
  • @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk^0.2.141
  • @grammyjs/auto-retry^2.0.2
  • @openai/codex-sdk^0.130.0
  • @slack/bolt^4.7.2
  • @slack/web-api^7.16.0
  • discord.js^14.26.4
  • grammy^1.41.1
  • selfsigned^3.0.1
  • zod^4.4.3
Optional dependencies2
  • better-sqlite3^11.0.0
  • parakeet-coreml^2.2.0