{
  "id": 8348467,
  "title": "Rapuncel: Fake GitHub Repositories Disable EDR with a Signed Kernel Driver",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/rapuncel-fake-github-repositories-disable-edr-with-a-signed-kernel",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-19T00:59:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/anoymask/rapuncel-fake-github-repositories-disable-edr-with-a-signed-kernel-driver-1nl8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This attack employs a signed kernel driver to disable EDR solutions by terminating processes associated with 145 built-in antivirus and EDR applications. The malware is distributed via high-ranking fake GitHub repositories using DLL side-loading and SSL-loaded ZIP files. Once installed, the malicious code steals sensitive data from browsers and cryptocurrency wallets, then transmits it to a command and control server. Persistence is maintained through a Windows service, ensuring the attacker maintains control even after a system reboot.",
  "summary": "1. Basic Information Original Title: Threat Intel | One Kit, Forty Companies: How a Malware-as-a-Service Platform Used GitHub as a Distribution Network for its Campaign Source: LastPass TIME / Delphos Labs Published Date: 2026-09-17 Updated Date: None Severity: High Basis for Severity: An active distribution infrastructure impersonating over 40 companies uses a kernel driver with a Microsoft…",
  "key_points": [
    "Signed kernel driver disables EDR by terminating antivirus processes",
    "Fake GitHub repositories distribute malware via DLL side-loading",
    "Malware steals data and transmits to command and control server"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}