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Fake zero-day PoC exploits on GitHub push Windows, Linux malware (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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Someone created a bunch of github profiles impersonating real researchers alongside fake Twitter accounts. Pretty fascinating, really.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

huh, this is weird. one would think people would use separate machines / vms to test zero day exploits, not their main machines.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

They're not even that stealthy. The code is bullshit, gitignore folder is super suspicious and malware is just a binary within the zip file. Clearly meant for script kiddies.