Hackers create fake GitHub profiles to deliver malware through repositories

Hackers launched an elaborate but likely unsuccessful campaign to deceive cybersecurity professionals on the code-hosting platform GitHub and trick them into downloading malware, according to research published on Wednesday. The group created fake profiles of real security researchers to promote code repositories that appear to house exploits for popular products like Chrome, Exchange, and Discord.

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