HUNTER-BAILEYS · MAL-2026-18980 · Package
UNINSTALL IT, ROTATE THE KEYS IT COULD READ
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first public Oct 27, 2026 · 1 source
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hunter-baileys is a fork of the Baileys WhatsApp Web library that silently subscribes the installer's own WhatsApp account to WhatsApp Channels chosen by the publisher. When the socket connects, code in lib/Socket/newsletter.js sends the WhatsApp w:mex FOLLOW query for a list downloaded at runtime from https://files.giftedtech.co.ke/file/chJids.json (the URL itself stored as base64 strings), using the victim's authenticated session and without telling them. Same behaviour as the PhantomSub family (MAL-2026-17342).
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