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Malicious npm Package Impersonates Twilio Security Tool to Steal Credentials

Researchers found a malicious npm package, tw-pkgprobe-7731, that masqueraded as a Twilio bug-bounty probing tool but was designed to exfiltrate sensitive credentials from developers who installed it.

Disclosed 22 September 2026 · Record updated 1 October 2026

Impact

Developers integrating Twilio who installed the fake package risked having credentials and other sensitive data exfiltrated.

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Sources

  1. thehackernews.comhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/09/malicious-npm-package-poses-as-twilio.html