Kaspersky warns of malware-ridden GitHub projects

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Criminals now using GitHub to spread crypto-stealing malware
On the developer platform GitHub, cybersecurity specialists have discovered an active campaign that has been targeting users' computers for several years in an attempt to steal their crypto assets. The campaign, dubbed GitVenom, was detected by security specialist Kaspersky.
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,
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
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.
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
Kaspersky said it observed hundreds of fake GitHub repositories, some posing as tools and automation mechanisms, others as hacks and cracks, that were actually delivering different sorts of malware to ...