Shocking! Crypto Thieves Hide in Plain Sight on GitHub – Beware!

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Oh, dear reader, prepare to be scandalized! The world of cryptocurrency has been rocked by a most dastardly deed. A user, who shall remain nameless to protect their dignity, was recently bamboozled by a malicious open-source project on GitHub.

This cunningly crafted project, masquerading as a Pump.fun bot for trading Solana-based tokens, was nothing more than a cleverly disguised trap. The unsuspecting victim downloaded and ran the seemingly innocuous GitHub project, only to find their wallet drained shortly thereafter. 😱

The nefarious scheme involved a Node.js app with a dependency on a package downloaded from a custom GitHub link. This package, oh how devious, was able to bypass the security checks of the NPM registry. A classic move by these cunning attackers who love to hide their malicious code in externally hosted packages to avoid detection. 🕵️‍♂️

Once the package was installed, it began scanning the victim’s wallet for crypto wallet information and sent the private keys to a server controlled by the malicious actor. A truly despicable act, wouldn’t you agree? 😈

To add insult to injury, the hacker faked popularity by using bogus GitHub accounts to make the project look trustworthy. A most cunning ruse indeed! 😈

SlowMist, the cybersecurity firm that uncovered this heinous crime, has stressed that users should never blindly trust GitHub projects. A wise piece of advice, wouldn’t you say? 🤔

So, dear reader, beware of the wolves in sheep’s clothing lurking on GitHub. For as Oscar Wilde once said, “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” 🐺

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2025-07-04 11:55