Since GitHub is both a hosting and collaborative project development service, as well as a social network, the reliance on placing malicious code in legitimate repositories makes such attacks effective. Previously, Discord, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive cloud platforms were used for this.
Previously, it was extremely difficult to stop the spread of malware, let alone detect it or block a botnet that “settled” in the cloud. No one would risk shutting down an entire service to deal with the virus.
Therefore, this method of distributing malicious code has become a new step in the development of malicious campaigns.
Source: Ferra
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