Dev.to Security 🔐 Cybersecurity Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:07:56 +0000 👁 0 📖 1 min read

Hackers are disguising malware as cybersecurity tools on GitHub Over 2,000 Windows computers reportedly infected security professionals are being targeted through fake network scanners tools and scripts Open-source doesn’t automatically mean safe

Michael Olowoselu

Posted on Nov 7

Hackers are disguising malware as cybersecurity tools on GitHub

Over 2,000 Windows computers reportedly infected

security professionals are being targeted through fake network scanners tools and scripts

Open-source doesn’t automatically mean safe

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