GitHub Infrastructure Used to Mine Cryptocurrency

Read the original article: GitHub Infrastructure Used to Mine Cryptocurrency


Software developers have reported a series of malicious activities on their repositories, having the end purpose of mining cryptocurrency. The attacks have been happening since November 2020, the first report being made by a French software engineer. Source It looks like the threat actors are abusing the GitHub Actions feature that was implemented with the purpose of allowing […]

The post GitHub Infrastructure Used to Mine Cryptocurrency appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

 

Become a supporter of IT Security News and help us remove the ads.


Read the original article: GitHub Infrastructure Used to Mine Cryptocurrency

Liked it? Take a second to support IT Security News on Patreon!
Become a patron at Patreon!