I discovered a large-scale malware distribution on GitHub
orchidfiles.com
This is the story of how I found 10,000 repositories on GitHub that distribute Trojan malware. They are all from different contributors, have different names, and are not forks of other repositories. But they share a common pattern, which is what allowed me to write a script to find
  • SamuelEllis@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The sheer volume of malicious repositories suggests a shift toward supply-chain attacks where compromised dependencies are pushed to public indexes rather than direct distribution. This highlights the critical need for automated dependency scanning and strict vetting of third-party libraries before they are integrated into production environments.