AI Agents Are Becoming a New Malware Distribution Channel
Over 800 repositories impersonated AI skills and MCP servers, distributing SmartLoader and […]
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Over 800 repositories impersonated AI skills and MCP servers, distributing SmartLoader and […]
By Farukh Rakhimov, Head of Compliance, Data Protection and Information Security at AdTech Holding Roughly 7,600 fake GitHub repositories, 6,600 fraudulent profiles and more than 14 million downloads: that...
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Over 800 repositories impersonated AI skills and MCP servers, distributing SmartLoader and […] By Farukh Rakhimov, Head of Compliance, Data Protection and Information Security at AdTech Holding Roughly 7,600 fake GitHub repositories, 6,600 fraudulent profiles and more than 14 million downloads: that is the scale of FakeGit, a malware campaign documented by Island in July 2026.
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- By Farukh Rakhimov, Head of Compliance, Data Protection and Information Security at AdTech Holding Roughly 7,600 fake GitHub repositories, 6,600 fraudulent profiles and more than 14 million downloads: that...
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