GemStuffer Abuses 150+ RubyGems to Exfiltrate Scraped U.K. Council Portal Data

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed GemStuffer that has targeted the RubyGems repository with more than 150 gems that use the registry as a data exfiltration channel rather than for malware distribution. "The packages do not appear designed for mass developer compromise," Socket said.