Security News > 2025 > February > GitVenom Malware Steals $456K in Bitcoin Using Fake GitHub Projects to Hijack Wallets
2025-02-25 10:13
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to an ongoing campaign that's targeting gamers and cryptocurrency investors under the guise of open-source projects hosted on GitHub. The campaign, which spans hundreds of repositories, has been dubbed GitVenom by Kaspersky. "The infected projects include an automation instrument for interacting with Instagram accounts, a Telegram bot that enables
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