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## @mastra npm scope takeover: 143 packages backdoored via compromised contributor account

DevFeed: [@mastra npm scope takeover: 143 packages backdoored via compromised contributor account](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mastra-npm-scope-takeover-143-packages-backdoored-via-compromised-contributor-account-13149.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/mastra-npm-scope-takeover-143-packages-backdoored-via-compromised-contributor-account>)

Published: 2026-06-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/npm.md>), [Malware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/malware.md>), [Remote Access Trojan](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/remote-access-trojan.md>), [Cryptocurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptocurrency.md>), [C2](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c2.md>)

Tags: [c2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c2.md>), [chainguard-libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-libraries.md>), [chainguard-packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-packages.md>), [command-and-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-and-control.md>), [crypto](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/crypto.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [mastra](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mastra.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm.md>), [npm-takeover](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm-takeover.md>), [packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packages.md>), [provenance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/provenance.md>), [remote-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote-access.md>), [remote-access-trojan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote-access-trojan.md>), [secure-packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-packages.md>), [software-packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-packages.md>), [supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain.md>), [tls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tls.md>)

### AI overview

The article reports that an attacker used a compromised former contributor account to republish all 143 packages in the @mastra npm scope on June 17, 2026. The malicious versions could disable TLS verification, download a cryptocurrency wallet stealer and remote access trojan, and establish command-and-control access. It recommends auditing dependency trees and lockfiles and rotating credentials on affected hosts.

### Source excerpt

A supply chain attack compromised all 143 @mastra packages. Chainguard customers stayed protected through malware blocking and source-built libraries.