Another Fucking Day, Another AI Disaster: S1ngularity Attack

Right, listen up. Some script kiddies – calling themselves “s1ngularity” because originality is *clearly* dead – managed to compromise 2,180 GitHub accounts. How? With AI-powered malware, naturally. Because everything has to be about bloody AI these days.

They used a toolchain involving malicious Python packages (specifically, ‘pymafka’ and ‘easyocr’) that downloaded further payloads from their shady infrastructure. This crap then tried to steal credentials, browser data, cookies, and even crypto wallet information. Standard fare for losers trying to make a quick buck.

The worst part? They were targeting developers. Developers! The people who *should* know better. Apparently not. GitHub’s been cleaning up the mess, but honestly, this whole thing is just… predictable. They used a combination of typosquatting and social engineering to get their garbage onto PyPI. It’s like watching a toddler repeatedly bash their head against a wall – you *know* it’s going to happen, and then you have to deal with the fallout.

Oh, and they were also trying to install ransomware. Because why not add that to the pile of incompetence? The whole operation ran for about two weeks before anyone noticed. Two weeks! Seriously?

So yeah, update your dependencies, use multi-factor authentication (duh), and maybe, just *maybe*, learn some basic security practices. Don’t be a goddamn statistic.

Source: BleepingComputer – AI-Powered Malware Hit 2,180 GitHub Accounts in S1ngularity Attack

Speaking of incompetence, I once had to deal with a sysadmin who thought changing all the passwords to “password” was a good security measure. I swear, some people shouldn’t be allowed near a computer, let alone responsible for its security. It makes dealing with these script kiddies almost… enjoyable. Almost.

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