MalwarePublished 10 Nov 2025

bella-lapis89-breki (npm) · Malicious Code

Affects bella-lapis89-brekiSource GCVE Database

Malicious package : remove bella-lapis89-breki and rotate any secrets on hosts that installed it.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 19:31 UTC

Classification

Malicious package

Published to npm · OSV MAL-2025-49910

What to do

Remove bella-lapis89-breki from every project, lockfile and image that pulls it in. Treat any host that installed it as compromised: rotate the credentials, tokens and keys it could read, from a clean machine.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
npmbella-lapis89-breki	Affected–	Fixed in–

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Description

The npm package bella-lapis89-breki contains malicious code linked to the tea.xyz token reward campaign that flooded npm with over 15,000 spam packages in 2024. The malicious payload includes autopublish scripts that automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized Indonesian-themed names. These scripts modify package.json files to remove private flags and increment version numbers, enabling continuous republishing of variants. This activity aims to inflate developer reputation scores for tea protocol token rewards and pollutes the npm registry.

Impact

This malicious package pollutes the npm registry with spam packages, potentially misleading developers and automated systems that rely on package metadata and reputation scores. It undermines trust in the npm ecosystem by artificially inflating developer reputation scores through automated republishing of derivative packages. There is no indication of direct exploitation or compromise of user systems beyond registry pollution.

Defensive guidance

Users and maintainers should avoid installing or depending on bella-lapis89-breki and related packages associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. Registry maintainers and security teams should consider removing or blocking these spam packages to preserve ecosystem integrity.

Summary

The bella-lapis89-breki npm package is part of a large-scale malicious campaign associated with tea.xyz token rewards. It contains autopublish scripts (auto.js, autopublish.js, autopublish2.js, autopublish3.js) that automate the creation and publication of derivative packages with randomized names. The malicious code modifies package.json by removing private flags and changing version numbers to enable repeated publication of variants. This behavior is designed to manipulate developer reputation metrics and flood the npm ecosystem with spam packages, degrading the integrity of the package registry.

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