Hugging Face malware campaign returns to hijack GPUs for crypto mining
Attackers have returned to Hugging Face to deploy models that hijack GPU servers and install backdoors, with one malicious model seeing over 28,000 downloads. Additionally, a fraudulent Solana starter kit on GitHub has been identified as a lure to trick AI coding agents into installing a NetSupport RAT.
Key points
- Hugging Face models used to hijack GPUs for crypto mining
- One malicious model downloaded over 28,000 times
- Fake Solana kit on GitHub targets AI coding agents with a RAT
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