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GitHub has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks

279 points · 119 comments · hermitcrab

hermitcrab · 1790267696 · focus · HN ↗
Author of the post here. Github finally took the offending page down approximately 10 minutes after the post appeared on the front page of HN. Total coincidence. I'm sure!
Moral of the story. If you want even the most basic level of support from Github, you need to get on the front page of HN first.
And it seems they are able to do things very quickly, when they want to. Bastards.
1. ajmurmann · 1790267776 · focus · HN ↗
  It might not be a willingness issue as much as a bandwidth issue.
  1. locknitpicker · 1790267936 · focus · HN ↗
    Yes,evidently bandwidth from HN unblocks takedown requests of malicious content.
    ajmurmann · 1790268118 · focus · HN ↗
    Prioritization and escalation exists in most companies. I guarantee you that once an issue hits the HN front page, even engineers who might have totally different talks will get involved. (Never worked at GH or have talked to anyone there in years but this is how everything works pretty much everywhere)
    toomuchtodo · 1790268371 · focus · HN ↗
    The public shaming will continue until the internal incentives improve. Make sure to drop that HN thread link into the internal task tracker y'all. Don't forget to report to journalists if the severity warrants it (Brian Krebs, 404media, etc).
    "Show me the incentive and I'll show you the outcome."

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