- What: 109 fake GitHub repositories were used to distribute SmartLoader and StealC malware
- Impact: Developers and users of GitHub may be at risk if they download from untrusted repositories
2026-04-18 (Back to Inventory) Cloned, Loaded, and Stolen: How 109 Fake GitHub Repositories Delivered SmartLoader and StealC Author(s): Maurice Fielenbach Organization: Hexastrike Cybersecurity win.smartloader win.stealc Open article directly Related Articles 2025-09-07 ⋅ Hexastrike Cybersecurity ⋅ Maurice Fielenbach ValleyRAT Exploiting BYOVD to Kill Endpoint Security ValleyRAT 2025-04-29 ⋅ Nextron Systems ⋅ Maurice Fielenbach Nitrogen Dropping Cobalt Strike – A Combination of “Chemical Elements” Cobalt Strike Nitrogen Loader