Supply-chain attacksBriefConfirmed by two or more outlets

SleeperGem: dormant RubyGems maintainer accounts

At least two accounts dormant since 2019 were taken over.

Disclosed

What happened

  • At least two accounts dormant since 2019 were taken over. The dropper was refined over 4 versions in 9 hours and fires on `require` in 2.8.3.

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