DeceptiveDevelopment hackers steal developer credentials to poison GitHub repositories and software packages
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ESET reports that DeceptiveDevelopment, a North Korea-aligned group, used stolen Git credentials, SSH keys and tokens between April and September 2026 to alter public and private repositories, often rewriting commit history. Poisoned code appeared on npm, the Go module mirror, Packagist, PyPI and browser extension marketplaces, and the group deployed the OmniStealer infostealer and the DEVPOPPER remote access trojan.
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