Security News > 2024 > July > Network of ghost GitHub accounts successfully distributes malware

Check Point researchers have unearthed an extensive network of GitHub accounts that they believe provides malware and phishing link Distribution-as-a-Service. Set up and operated by a threat group the researchers dubbed as Stargazer Goblin, the “Stargazers Ghost Network” is estimated to encompass over 3,000 active accounts, some created by the group and others hijacked. “The network distributed all sorts of malware families, including Atlantida Stealer, Rhadamanthys, RisePro, Lumma Stealer, and RedLine,” they found. The set-up … More → The post Network of ghost GitHub accounts successfully distributes malware appeared first on Help Net Security.
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