Clipboard hijacking malware found in 725 Ruby libraries

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Clipboard hijacking malware found in 725 Ruby libraries - dhruv2193 - 19 April 20

Quote:Security researchers from ReversingLabs say they've discovered 725 Ruby libraries uploaded on the official RubyGems repository that contained malware meant to hijack users' clipboards.
The malicious packages were uploaded on RubyGems between February 16 and 25 by two accounts -- JimCarrey and PeterGibbons.

Source(full read)- https://www.zdnet.com/article/clipboard-hijacking-malware-found-in-725-ruby-libraries/