Hackers Hide GitVenom Malware in Fake GitHub Repositories
Cybercriminals are using a sneaky new method to trick developers into downloading dangerous malware. A recent campaign called GitVenom is spreading harmful software through fake GitHub repositories. These attackers create fake open-source projects that look real but secretly contain hidden threats.
Hackers Are Using Fake GitHub Code to Steal Your Bitcoin: Kaspersky
The attack starts with seemingly legitimate GitHub projects — like making Telegram bots for managing bitcoin wallets or tools for computer games.
GitVenom Malware Steals $456K in Bitcoin Using Fake GitHub Projects to Hijack Wallets
Also downloaded via the bogus GitHub projects are remote administration tools like AsyncRAT and Quasar RAT that can be used to commandeer infected hosts and a clipper malware that can substitute wallet addressed copied into clipboard with an adversary-owned wallet so as to reroute the digital assets to the threat actors.
Kaspersky warns of malware-ridden GitHub projects: how hackers are stealing credentials
Cybercriminals are exploiting GitHub to spread credential-stealing malware through fake repositories, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has warned. The campaign, dubbed “GitVenom,” involves attackers creating seemingly legitimate projects filled with malicious code that infects users’ devices upon download.
Crypto-Stealing Malware Spread Through Fake GitHub Repositories, Kaspersky Warns
The GitVenom campaign targets developers—and once downloaded, can be used to deceive victims into transferring crypto.
Hackers Are Creating Fake Github Projects To Steal Crypto: Kaspersky Warning!
Kaspersky uncovers GitVenom, a malware campaign using fake GitHub repositories to steal crypto and user credentials.
Kaspersky Warns of Fake GitHub Projects Hosting Malware to Steal Crypto and Credentials
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has issued a warning about a widespread malware campaign targeting users on GitHub.
Malicious code in 200 GitHub repositories steals almost 500,000 euros
A malware campaign in GitHub repositories is targeting bank data and Bitcoin wallets. The malicious code is often only executed at build time.
Hackers Use Fake GitHub Projects to Steal Cryptocurrencies: Kaspersky
Kaspersky warns hackers use fake GitHub projects to steal crypto, login credentials, and system access from users
Kaspersky Exposes Malware on GitHub Stealing User Data and Bitcoin
Kaspersky Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) discovered hundreds of open source repositories with multistaged malware targeting gamers.
Cybercriminals Exploit Fake GitHub Projects to Steal Bitcoin
Cybercriminals are leveraging counterfeit GitHub repositories to distribute malware, resulting in the theft of approximately $485,000 in Bitcoin, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The malicious campaign,
GitVenom attacks abuse hundreds of GitHub repos to steal crypto
A malware campaign dubbed GitVenom uses hundreds of GitHub repositories to trick users into downloading info-stealers, remote ...
Hundreds of GitHub repositories hijacked to trick users into downloading malware
The malware has been circulating across GitHub for at least two years, Kaspersky stressed, with targets and victims located ...