AFRICAN TECH TEAM LAUNCHES ‘PROJECT UNVEIL’ TO HUNT DIGITAL TRAPS IN EVERYDAY SOFTWARE Local cybersecurity group **Cyberstorm.mu** and its partners have officially launched **Project Unveil**, an initiative powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to hunt down hidden digital traps in free, public software. Most of today’s apps, websites, and government systems rely on free, shared building blocks called “open-source software.” Because anyone can share code in these public libraries, hackers often hide malicious traps—or malware—inside them. When local businesses or developers build apps using these compromised blocks, the hidden trap sneaks inside, opening a secret backdoor for scammers to steal data. Project Unveil uses AI tools to scan these global software libraries around the clock, spotting hidden traps before they can infect apps used by everyday citizens.

The project is already yielding real-world results. A team of local
university students from the University of Mauritius—**Chitrakshi
Bhookhun, Pushali Bundhoo, and Madhav Sanmukhiya**, working alongside
experienced Cyberstorm.mu member **Avishai Poorun**—recently caught
active malware lurking in public software libraries.

Hackers had uploaded fake software disguised under popular names,
waiting for unsuspecting developers around the world to download them.
The Mauritian student team caught the fake code, analyzed how it
worked, and published a public security warning on GitHub:

`[github.com/cyberstormdotmu/malicious_python_analysis_project_unveil](github.com/cyberstormdotmu/malicious_python_analysis_project_unveil)`