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GitHub has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks

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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. ButlerianJihad · 1790273345 · focus · HN ↗
  > need to get on the front page of HN
  > ping ~anyone on the security team
  > HN provided them some bandwidth
  > also works for Google support
  > answered within a day earlier this year
  > no reaction otherwise. It's still online.
  > app stuck in limbo at Apple
  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult_programming" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult_programming
  > given what we know publicly
  > thread of evidence
  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence

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