Spread of Cryptocurrency Mining and Clipper Malware Through SourceForge Cracked Software Listings
Malicious entities have been detected circulating harmful payloads like cryptocurrency mining and clipper malware via SourceForge, a well-known software hosting platform, by pretending to offer cracked editions of valid applications such as Microsoft Office.
“officepackage,” a project found on sourceforge.net, seems innocuous initially as it includes Microsoft Office add-ons that have been duplicated from a legitimate source.
“officepackage,” a project found on sourceforge.net, seems innocuous initially as it includes Microsoft Office add-ons that have been duplicated from a legitimate source.
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