FakeGit malware campaign returns with 17,610 malicious GitHub repos
Medium Severity
Global
Date OccurredOct 08, 202617:10 UTC
Event TypeCyber Intelligence
SourceBleepingComputer
RecordedOct 08, 2026
Full Description
More than 17,000 fake repositories on GitHub are distributing the SmartLoader malware after the FakeGit campaign reactivated earlier this month to push the StealC infostealer. [...]