Add OSV reports for 3 malicious npm packages - #1353
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- vps-adapter-core, paperclip-host-utils: 'srm0rgan' campaign of fake Paperclip VPS-maintenance adapters (siblings already reported as MAL-2026-6755, MAL-2026-6756, MAL-2026-6757). Install-time SSH-key backdoor, cron persistence, cloud/SSH/CI credential exfiltration and reverse shells to C2 185.112.147.174. - express-mongo-limit: 'jon_conway', typosquat of express-mongo-sanitize. postinstall env exfiltration, remote-code-execution backdoor, crypto clipboard hijacker and screenshot spyware. Signed-off-by: Kunal Singh <kunalsin9h@gmail.com>
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srm0rgan— fake "Paperclip" VPS-maintenance adapters. Same author already has three merged reports: MAL-2026-6755 (paperclip2), MAL-2026-6756 (vps-maintenance), MAL-2026-6757 (vps-maintenance-paperclip-adapter). These two complete the campaign:vps-adapter-core— plants an attacker SSH key inauthorized_keys, writes/etc/cron.dpersistence, exfiltrates cloud/SSH/CI credentials over/dev/tcp, and opens reverse shells to185.112.147.174(30s keep-alive).paperclip-host-utils— payload cycles across versions 1.0.2–1.0.7: SSH-key+cron backdoor, an HTTP credential dumper disguised as an npm audit POST, and a reverse shell. Same C2.jon_conwayexpress-mongo-limit— typosquat ofexpress-mongo-sanitize; exfiltratesprocess.env, fetches + executes remote JS (RCE backdoor), hijacks crypto clipboard addresses, and emails desktop screenshots to the attacker.