`util-buffers`

util-buffers is an npm package that one published source reports in connection with Contagious Interview activity, which public reporting attributes to North Korea (DPRK). It is cited here from Socket. The report is dated 2025-06-25.

npm package Contagious Interview CURATED Taken down checked 2026-10-01

OSV advisories

MAL-2025-3773 published 2025-05-12 Malicious code in util-buffers (npm)

First seen 2025-06-25 · last seen 2025-06-25

Source

One of 35 malicious npm packages identified in a June 2025 Contagious Interview wave. Postinstall chain fetches the HexEval loader, which in turn deploys BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret.
North Korean Contagious Interview Campaign Drops 35 New Malicious npm Packages — Socket · published 2025-06-25 · pulled 2026-08-30

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