A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub
A secretive network of around 3,000 “ghost” accounts on GitHub has quietly been manipulating pages on the code-hosting website to promote malware and phishing links, according to new research seen by WIRED.Since at least June last year, according to researchers at cybersecurity company Check Point, a cybercriminal they dubbed “Stargazer Goblin” has been hosting malicious code repositories on the Microsoft-owned platform. GitHub is the world’s largest open-source code website, hosting millions of...
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