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July 10, 2026 at 08:00 UTC
Network of 200 GitHub Repositories Used for Malware Infection
By Ionut Arghire
AI Summary
Researchers identified a malware distribution network leveraging approximately 200 GitHub repositories, using Go modules to load PowerShell payloads that fetch a resolver from public dead-drop services before executing Windows malware. The infrastructure abuses GitHub's trusted reputation to evade network-based detection and demonstrates ongoing abuse of developer platforms for malware staging.
Relevance score: 70.0/100
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