Gemini and ChatGPT Recommended Malicious GitHub Skills in Tests
Island found more than 800 fake skills and MCP servers using credible READMEs and ZIP files to turn capability searches into malware installs.
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Threat actors, malware campaigns, phishing, exploitation, and incident activity.
Island found more than 800 fake skills and MCP servers using credible READMEs and ZIP files to turn capability searches into malware installs.
Read article →Five poisoned releases avoided install hooks, launching a detached Node.js process when developer or CI tooling loaded the affected module.
Read article →Trend Micro found a Russian-speaking actor using Gemini CLI to rebuild command-and-control infrastructure and operate eight infected computers.
Read article →The botnet gives AI workbenches priority in its scan queue, then searches compromised hosts for cloud credentials, service-account tokens, and callable tools.
Read article →A paid search ad sent victims through a public page on claude.ai before delivering a fake desktop installer.
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