@ostyado/baileys 2.0.8
preinstall hook, typosquatting risk
“ron-tech whatsapp baileys modification”
Delayed code automatically follows a hardcoded WhatsApp channelForges viral forward badge with channel attribution
SHA-25665f3e11f059be90ecdd1d7d1847970478247ba76a49efe9d4e839c0b5f55cc93
Also flagged by https://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews (101 Malicious npm Packages Add Developers' WhatsApp Accounts to Groups Without Consent), osv (MAL-2026-17372: Malicious code in @ostyado/baileys (npm)) +4 more.