The attack starts with seemingly legitimate GitHub projects — like making Telegram bots for managing bitcoin wallets or tools for computer games.
As a result of the malicious activity cybercriminals were able “to steal 5 Bitcoins (around $485,000 at the time of investigation).” Kaspersky detected the use of the infected repositories ...
The GitHub code you use to build a trendy application or patch existing bugs might just be used to steal your bitcoin (BTC) or other crypto holdings, according to a Kaspersky report. GitHub is ...
Kaspersky analyst Georgy Kucherin said in a ... Some of the faked projects include a Telegram bot that manages Bitcoin wallets and a tool to automate Instagram account interactions.
Kaspersky has labelled the campaign with the moniker GitVenom. And the lure seems to have worked with cybercriminals allegedly being able to steal 5 Bitcoin last year using the malware.
A malware campaign in GitHub repositories is targeting bank data and Bitcoin wallets. The malicious code is often only executed at build time.
The price of bitcoin fell below $90,000 and other cryptocurrencies saw large drops Tuesday morning, erasing some of the gains digital assets have made since President Trump took office on a pro-crypto ...
Cybercriminals are exploiting GitHub to spread credential-stealing malware through fake repositories, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has warned. The campaign, dubbed “GitVenom,” involves attackers ...