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January 14, 2025, 09:21:16 AM
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I noticed two repositories appeared on github:


Both different users, yet both link to the same dropbox file through a command encoded in base64 ...

Those seem a bit suspicious to me, what do you guys think?
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January 14, 2025, 09:30:18 AM
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Not possibly. Those are guaranteed a scam. Stay away from them. Bitcoin core and Electrum would never push an update outside of their official repository and definitely not without signing it. I'm curious as to where did you find these though?



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January 14, 2025, 09:43:26 AM
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Seems you need an account on github to report those repos, which I don't have and not inclined to get one at this time ...
Thanks for the quick response  Wink
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January 14, 2025, 09:46:39 AM
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100% scam. There's no reason to give obfuscated command, especially when GitHub allow people to host cryptocurrency code.

I'm curious as to where did you find these though?

That's good question. Although i also wonder i notice more newbie/new account ask whether one or more website/service is real, fake good or bad, where they also include suspicious link.

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January 14, 2025, 09:53:46 AM
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found by searching "bitcoin" and sort by "recently updated"
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January 14, 2025, 10:49:48 AM
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If any of you has a github account, report those repo's please. It will potentially help protect naive users from being hacked/scammed ...
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