FYI - Over 100,000 Infected Repos Found on GitHub

[Neminem 1516]

Just be mindful when downloading from forks on GitHub.

Over 100,000 Infected Repos Found on GitHub (apiiro.com)

Millions Of GitHub Repos Found Infected With Malicious Code (cybersecuritynews.com)

Edited March 4, 2024 by jaycedk

[TeamB 2438]

its sad when security news sites cant even get the facts correct

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This type of attack involves exploiting a flaw in the way that Git, the version control system used by GitHub, handles repository names and can lead to malicious code being injected into legitimate repositories.

neither of these points are correct.