A malicious plugin for the Pidgin program was up for two months before it was taken down.
It contained a keylogger and took screenshots of affected users' screens.
https://pidgin.im/posts/2024-08-malicious-plugin/
#Linux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware
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2024-08-26 09:42:42
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wss://relay.nostr.bandPublished at
2024-08-26 09:42:42Event JSON
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