A recent cybersecurity study revealed a sophisticated malware campaign targeting NuGet, a package manager for .NET applications. Attackers used homoglyphs, characters that look similar but have different codes (for example, the number '0' and the letter 'O', or the lowercase 'l' and the uppercase 'I'), to create fake packages that seemed legitimate but contained malicious code. They also employed IL weaving, a method that alters .NET binaries to insert harmful modules disguised as legitimate ones. This campaign involved around 60 packages and 290 versions, highlighting the need for increased vigilance in software supply chains.

https://thecyberexpress.com/homoglyphs-il-weaving-malicious-nuget-campaign/

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