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Cybercriminals are exploiting GitHub's reputation to distribute malware, particularly targeting gamers and children. They create repositories offering game hacks, cracked software, and crypto tools, which actually contain Lumma Stealer variants. The attack chain begins with users searching for these products online, leading them to malicious GitHub repositories or YouTube videos. These repositories use social engineering tactics, including detailed descriptions, fake licenses, and instructions to disable antivirus software. The malware collects sensitive information from infected systems and transfers it to command-and-control servers. McAfee provides detection and mitigation strategies, emphasizing the importance of user education, regular software updates, and avoiding unofficial downloads.

This threat involves cybercriminals leveraging GitHub's trusted platform to distribute malware disguised as game hacks, cracked software, and cryptocurrency tools. The malicious actors create repositories that appear legitimate by including detailed descriptions, fake licenses, and instructions that encourage users to disable antivirus protections. The primary malware involved is a variant of the Lumma Stealer, a type of information-stealing malware. The infection chain typically starts when users, often gamers or younger individuals, search online for unauthorized software or cheats and are directed to these malicious GitHub repositories or associated YouTube videos. Once executed, the Lumma Stealer variant collects sensitive information from the victim's system, including credentials, system details, and potentially cryptocurrency wallet data, and exfiltrates this data to attacker-controlled command-and-control servers. The malware employs various techniques such as process injection, credential dumping, and network communication obfuscation, as indicated by the MITRE ATT&CK tags (e.g., T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter, T1566 - Phishing, T1071 - Application Layer Protocol). The threat actors use social engineering to bypass user suspicion and antivirus defenses, making the attack effective against less security-aware users. Although no specific affected software versions are noted, the attack vector relies heavily on user interaction and deception rather than exploiting software vulnerabilities. McAfee and other security vendors have documented detection and mitigation strategies focusing on user education, software patching, and avoiding unofficial downloads. The hashes provided serve as indicators of compromise for detection and response efforts.

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