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FakeGit Campaign Uses 7,600 GitHub Repositories to Spread SmartLoader Malware
Researchers uncover 7,600 FakeGit GitHub repos, including 800 AI skills and MCP lures spreading SmartLoader malware.
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The FakeGit campaign has been identified as a sophisticated malware distribution operation using GitHub repositories. Researchers have found nearly 7,600 malicious repositories on the platform, with over 800 posing as AI skills or MCP servers.
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