"New Gitloker Attacks Wipe GitHub Repos in Extortion Scheme"

Attackers are wiping GitHub repositories' contents and asking victims to contact them on Telegram. CronUp security researcher German Fernandez discovered the malicious campaign. The threat actor behind it, with the Gitloker handle on Telegram, poses as a cyber incident analyst. They are likely using stolen credentials to compromise targets' GitHub accounts. This article continues to discuss the new Gitloker attacks wiping GitHub repositories in an extortion scheme. 

Bleeping Computer reports "New Gitloker Attacks Wipe GitHub Repos in Extortion Scheme"

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