Watch out — those helpful Stack Overflow users might actually be malware-spreading criminals

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Malicious actors have infiltrated the Stack Overflow community and are abusing the trust built among developers to push infostealing malware, experts have warned.

A report from cybersecurity researchers Sonatype observed multiple occasions of cybercriminals pretending to be helpful members of the community, while actually  promoting malicious code as a solution.