Security News > 2022 > January > Trojanized dnSpy app drops malware cocktail on researchers, devs
Hackers targeted cybersecurity researchers and developers this week in a sophisticated malware campaign distributing a malicious version of the dnSpy.
This new campaign was discovered by security researchers 0day enthusiast and MalwareHunterTeam who saw the malicious dnSpy project initially hosted at https://github[.
The malicious dnSpy application looks like the normal program when executed.
Security researchers and developers need to constantly be on the lookout for malicious clones of popular projects that install malware on their devices.
Attacks on cybersecurity researchers and developers are not new and are increasingly becoming more common to steal undisclosed vulnerabilities, source code, or gain access to sensitive networks.
Last year, Google and security researchers discovered that state-sponsored North Korean hackers targeted vulnerability researchers using a variety of lures.