Category Archives: Octopus Scanner

Gitpaste-12: A dozen exploits that silently lived on GitHub, attacked Linux servers

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Just months after Octopus Scanner was caught infecting 26 open-source projects on GitHub, new reports have already surfaced of another, new sophisticated malware infection. Gitpaste-12, a worming botnet, is extremely versatile in its advanced capa… Continue reading Gitpaste-12: A dozen exploits that silently lived on GitHub, attacked Linux servers→

Octopus Scanner Sinks Tentacles into GitHub Repositories

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At least 26 different open-source code repositories were found to be infected with an unusual attack on the open-source software supply chain. Continue reading Octopus Scanner Sinks Tentacles into GitHub Repositories→