SleeperGem Uses Three Malicious RubyGems Packages to Target Developer Machines

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new software supply chain attack codenamed SleeperGem targeting the Ruby ecosystem after three malicious gems were published to RubyGems with the end goal of serving additional payloads.

The rogue gems are listed below -

git_credential_manager (versions 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3) - Published on July 18, 2026

Dendreo (versions 1.1.3, 1.1.4) - Published on October 14, 2017

fastlane-plugin-run_tests_firebase_testlab (version 0.3.2) - Published on February 06, 2018

SleeperGem Uses Three Malicious RubyGems Packages to Target Developer Machines

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