Cyber sleuths uncover nefarious techniques to take malware (dubbed Omnistealer) posted in GitHub and use social engineering techniques to get it embedded into blockchains where the malware may be stored forever and make it difficult to root out as the chains grow.

"Hiding malicious payloads within blockchain has become an emerging obfuscation technique."

Omnistealer is capable of stealing cryptocurrency, passwords and privileged credentials for accessing an organization's information. https://www.pcmag.com/news/malware-is-sleeping-on-the-blockchain-and-its-already-infected-dozens-of #CyberSecurity #Ransom-ISAC #Security #CyberAttack #Malware #BlockChain #GitHub #FakeJobs #FakeRecruiters #JobInterviews #OmniStealer #Cyber #SocialEngineering