New."The emails contained links to GitHub repositories masquerading as technical assignments or cryptocurrency-related projects. The instructions encouraged the target to clone the repository and open it in an editor such as VS Code or Cursor. A pre-configured task executes silently when the user opens the repository folder in the IDE, triggering platform-specific loaders that decode embedded payloads on Linux, macOS, and Windows."Proofpoint: Don't Fear the Repo: UNK_DeadDrop Phishing Campaign Targets Developers to Steal Cryptocurrency https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/dont-fear-repo-unkdeaddrop-phishing-campaign-targets-developers-steal #threatresearch #infosec #phhishing #GitHub #Linux #MacOS #Windows11
