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FakeGit malware campaign returns with 17,610 malicious GitHub repos
First reported Source: BleepingComputerLast editorial activity
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More than 17,000 fake repositories on GitHub are distributing the SmartLoader malware (software written to damage a system or steal from it) after the FakeGit campaign reactivated earlier this month to push the StealC infostealer.
Sources & evidence
- BleepingComputer Reporting source
FakeGit malware campaign returns with 17,610 malicious GitHub repos ↗
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fakegit-malware-campaign-returns-with-17-610-malicious-github-repos/