Clever ‘GitHub Scanner’ campaign abusing repos to push malware

Clever 'GitHub Scanner' campaign abusing repos to push malware

September 19, 2024 at 07:10AM

A malicious threat campaign is using GitHub repositories to distribute malware. The campaign targets users who are part of an open source project or subscribe to email notifications from it. Malicious GitHub users create false “security vulnerability” issues to spread malware.

From the meeting notes, it appears that a threat campaign is leveraging GitHub repositories to distribute malware. The campaign involves a malicious GitHub user falsely claiming a security vulnerability in an open source project repository to target users who frequent the repository or are subscribed to email notifications from it. This highlights the importance of implementing robust security measures and being cautious of potential threats within GitHub repositories.

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