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HardwareCA / Silicon Valley·Ranked Tuesday, July 21, 2026

FakeGit Campaign Uses 7,600 GitHub Repositories to Spread SmartLoader Malware

Researchers uncover 7,600 malicious GitHub repos spreading SmartLoader malware.

FakeGit Campaign Uses 7,600 GitHub Repositories to Spread SmartLoader Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered nearly 7,600 malicious GitHub repositories, out of which more than 800 pose as artificial intelligence (AI) skills or Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to deliver a malware family known as SmartLoader as part of an…

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#39 that day2.40/ 10
Technology breakthrough · weight 30%2/10
Economic impact · weight 25%3/10
Job impact · weight 20%1/10
Regional relevance · weight 15%5/10
Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%1/10

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