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Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Security@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago

Malware peddlers are now hijacking Snap publisher domains

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Malware peddlers are now hijacking Snap publisher domains

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Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Security@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago
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Malware Peddlers Are Now Hijacking Snap Publisher Domains
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tl;dr: There’s a relentless campaign by scammers to publish malware in the Canonical Snap Store. Some gets caught by automated filters, but plenty slips through. Recently, these miscreants have changed tactics - they’re now registering expired domains belonging to legitimate snap publishers, taking over their accounts, and pushing malicious updates to previously trustworthy applications. This is a significant escalation. Context Snaps are compressed, cryptographically signed, revertable software packages for Linux desktops, servers, and embedded devices.
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