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Cybersecurity researchers Kaspersky have iscovered a longstanding, widespread criminal campaign targeting software developers with information-stealingmalware.

They dubbed the campaign GitVenom.

An abstract image of digital security.

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However, beneath the fake documents lies malicious code built in Python, JavaScript, C, C++.

Kaspersky saw Node.js stealer, AsyncRAT, Qasar backdoor, and a clipboard hijacker.

However, the popularity also draws in the wrong crowd.